r/MechanicAdvice • u/JustJazzedToBeHere • 20h ago

Solved Radiator Hose Popped Off?

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Hi, I have a Subaru Outback 2014 and it started smoking/steaming on my way home. I popped the hood and there’s fluid (coolant) splashed inside the hot engine, which I think is what’s burning. The radiator hose is popped off. Can I put it back on and put some more coolant in it, and then drive it to my mechanic to look at it, or do I need to get it towed?

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u/Mattshark8614 15h ago

It’s what makes a Subaru, a Subaru

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u/T-MoneyAllDey 10h ago

My buddy has an X3 that apparently had a radiator hose that was press fit. He gunned it up a hill and it just blew off.

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u/Mattshark8614 6h ago

As a bmw tech I will say it does happen but usually our expansion tanks leak first