FixFord F-150 Coolant Leak — Where It Usually Comes From, and What It Costs
Water Pump leads on the Ford F-150 as it does across all vehicles, but the mix is different: Radiator shows up in 16.1% of Ford F-150 visits against 28.1% for all vehicles. The table below shows each fix for this vehicle next to the all-vehicle share, with what it costs on the Ford F-150.
What it actually turns out to be on the Ford F-150
| The fix involved | Ford F-150* | All vehicles* | Typical cost† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Pump | 30.6% | 29.5% | $349 – $656 |
| Hose | 23.5% | 18.2% | $159 – $565 |
| Gasket / Seal | 19.2% | 15.7% | $83 – $541 |
| Thermostat | 19% | 19.7% | $146 – $377 |
| Radiator Hose | 16.4% | 10% | $231 – $470 |
| Radiator | 16.1% | 28.1% | $232 – $668 |
| Intake Manifold | 6.1% | 2.7% | $368 – $1,062 |
| Pipe / Tube | 5.2% | 2.6% | $50 – $322 |
| Other, rarer causes | smaller shares | — | varies |
*Share of visits whose repair involved this part, among visits for this complaint that ended in a parts repair. Combined
repairs count toward each part involved, so shares overlap and don't add up to 100%.
†Middle half of real Ford F-150 invoices (25th–75th percentile) when this was the only fix, parts + labor; rows marked "all vehicles" use all vehicle types.
Real repair reports
Recent, paid Ford F-150 visits for this complaint — the words as the owner said them, and what it turned out to be.
Ford F-150 owners said
“Coolant recovery tank leaking”
“Coolant leak - water pump?”
“Evaluate coolant leak check and advise”
“Customer states truck is leaking coolant ck and advise”
More on this problem and this vehicle
- Coolant Leak: all vehicles — how to tell the causes apart, and what each fix usually costs
- All Ford F-150 repair costs
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- Ford F-150 Noise While Driving
Take this to the shop
The FixDozer Diagnosis Brief for this complaint puts the all-vehicle odds on one printable sheet. Bring it with this page: the table above shows how the Ford F-150 differs.
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