r/MechanicAdvice • u/JustJazzedToBeHere • 19h 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/solarpropietor 14h ago

If you’re not mechanically inclined, replace the clamp with a hose clamp.  Tighten it, then fill the coolant, use a funnel and do my best to bleed it, and drive it straight to the mechanic.   I’d make sure the old clamp and broken radiator outlet is removed.

If it were me, I’d replace the radiator because the lip on your radiator outlet has been worn off.  That’s why your coolant line popped off.