i was driving and pulling up to my boathouse(im a rower) and i smell coolent... i park and there is slight steam coming from engine bay... i opened the hood and see it EVERYWHERE along with a hissing sound.. i go get some more coolent pour it in and it leaks out as fast as you can pour.. seems like it is coming from a plastic peace right under the throttlebody... anyone assist please?

 

That would be the Thermostat. Take off your air intake hose, Remove the Thermostat housing, put in new thermostat, Make sure the gasket is tight and set in right, check the hoses for leaks and im not sure if there is is a gasket for the housing.
Any more questions feel free to ask!

 

thanks... is this a common problem with the early model (05) stangs? im SO lucky i cought it ha

 

Ive never heard of it leaking before. and im not sure what may have caused it. How many miles do you have on your stang?

I just know my way around my engine pretty good and all you had to say was coolent leak and under throttle body lol.

 

47K i was really suprised about how bad it was leaking

 

hmmm... the thermostat might have gotten stuck. How was your engine temp looking?

A thermostat will run you like 10 bux from Kragen when the water heats the metal (usually to about 175 degrees) it opens it acts like a door way so cool water goes into the block and when it reaches a certain temp, the thermostat opens to let it back into the radiator to cool and when cool water touches it it closes.

Sounds to me like it was stuck and it may have torn the gasket. Check the area round it and if you have to replace a gasket use some high temp gasket sealer also

 

well... engine temp was fine only because THERE WAS NO COOLENT TO TAKE THE TEMP OF!...

 

I havent looked at how our heads are but couldnt it be a head gasket. I blew one on a truck I had, that thing sprayed like no tommorrow

 

well i dont really know if it sprayed i mean when i turn the engine on it just leaks just pours out.. even when its off pour in water and it hits the ground seconds later

 

Alright well inspect the area. if you don't know how it goes together use your phone to take pictures of it before disassembling it. Check for Broken Gaskets, Cracked Hoses, and i would definitely change out the thermostat.

Once youve done this and put her all back together, fill er back up! DONT USE HOSE WATER!!! this will rust your block and shortens the life of your hoses, radiator, water pump, and thermostat!

Good luck!