2013 XM leaking coolant

[LinkTank]

After coming of the trail and parking the sled on the deck the temps dropped to about -25 that night and I notice coolant under my sled. Took it home sat in the shop for a week and nothing on the ground. Loaded it back up and temps were about -20. Once I got to area. Coolant was under sled again. Started it up and warmed it up. Once it ran. Leak went away. Rode all day no issues. Once I loaded it checked in morning -20. Coolant was underneath again. Coolant level in reservoir is about a 1/3. Anyone experience this? Or know what might be the problem?


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[teeroy]

hose fittings contracting in the cold. it is quite common

 

[snopro]

Take it your dealer while it is real cold outside. They will pressure test the system and find the fitting that is leaking and reclamp it. More of a nuisance than anything. They seem to only leak when the sled is not running and only in real cold weather.

 

[gibsons]

Yeah I noticed the same thing but never got into looking for it since it had stopped. Good to know though.

 

[teamdirt]

hose fittings contracting in the cold. it is quite common

Bang on-nothing to be concerned about!

 

[LinkTank]

Thanks for the replies


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[stormtrooper]

hose fittings contracting in the cold. it is quite common

X2. Mine has done the same.

 

[LBZ]

Not sure if all the XM sleds are like this or not but I recently noticed on a low mile '14 the lower coolant hose where it goes through the engine mount on the right side was wearing bad there. Wrapped the hose with a chunk of heater hose to insulate it from rubbing. Might be something to watch for.

 

[neilsleder]

Every sled I have ever owned leak in the cold !

 

[maxwell]

ya its usually the fittings under the tank

 

[Vidgren]

Took mine to the dealer. They replaced every hoseclamp and voila. No more leaking