FixFord F-350 Coolant Leak — Where It Usually Comes From, and What It Costs
Water Pump leads on the Ford F-350 as it does across all vehicles, but the mix is different: Gasket / Seal shows up in 24.6% of Ford F-350 visits against 15.7% 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-350.
What it actually turns out to be on the Ford F-350
| The fix involved | Ford F-350* | All vehicles* | Typical cost† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Pump | 30.9% | 29.5% | $399 – $745 |
| Radiator | 24.6% | 28.1% | $298 – $1,105 |
| Gasket / Seal | 24.6% | 15.7% | $164 – $674 |
| Thermostat | 23% | 19.7% | $207 – $471 |
| Hose | 16.7% | 18.2% | $154 – $547 |
| Radiator Hose | 14.1% | 10% | $236 – $588 |
| Pipe / Tube | 2.3% | 2.6% | $101 – $608 |
| 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-350 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-350 visits for this complaint — the words as the owner said them, and what it turned out to be.
Ford F-350 owners said
“customer states vehicle is leaking coolant”
“check for a coolant leak”
“Customer states that there is a coolant leak. check and advise”
“Coolant leak tow in”
“Ck water pump for leak”
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-350 repair costs
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- Ford F-350 Check Engine Light On
- Ford F-350 Oil Leak
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-350 differs.
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