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Suggestions for changing a hard to access radiator hose?

DonC
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I was just doing an oil change on my 2013-14 (which naturally has a small leak around the oil pan) and noticed signs of coolant leaking. Sure enough the reservoir is very low. it seems like the leak is coming from this  hose clamp area  where the rigid metal line that passes by the frame rail plumbs into a rubber hose. It is very hard to reach. From the top it's blocked by the power steering line, but even removing that it's still nearly impossible to access from the top. Any suggestions on the best way to get to it? It's a 2L gasoline version. 

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    What is a Zipple 2 litre ?

    The link is broken.

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    Sorry, that 'zipple' seems to have been a weird autofill glitch. 

    Here's the picture, this time attached rather than dragged in. 

     

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