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Thank you very much!

Update to the last update: I was apparently premature in declaring victory. The issue reared its ugly head this spring. The rest of my life has been keeping me off the bike and when I finally got out for a ride there it was again. At my mechanic's suggestion, I've changed spring clamp #30 to a stainless screw-type clamp. I also found that clamp #34 on the upper radiator hose was loose (that's on me since that's one of the hoses I replaced last fall). Doing all that has cut the problem from a leak to a weep. I randomly snugged up the fasteners (#25) on "joint 1" and got about 1/8 turn on each which surprised me. Looking at the schematic there's an o-ring behind "joint 1". I'm going to replace that ($5.76) and the "joint 1" bolts ($1.11 ea) on the theory that a rubber O ring on a 2015 with nearly 46,500 miles is probably overdue for replacement. Does anyone know the torque specs for those two bolts? Thanks

Update: I ultimately decided to replace only hoses # 29 and #32 on the parts diagram above. Surprisingly I was able to do this with a minimum of fuss and no thrown tools. Even the coolant overflow reservoir cooperated. It's a bit too chilly today for a shakedown ride, so that will have to wait until tomorrow. Below is the "wet" end of hose #29 where it was attached to "Joint 1", and to me it looks like it just got old and leaky rather than suffering any damage, etc. Final update: The shakedown ride today went fine with no leaks and the engine temps in the expected range. I'm declaring victory and returning to lurking. Thanks all.

Wow, you look away for a day and suddenly there are twice as many replies as before... That's certainly not a factory hose clamp you have there, Replace the fluid, hoses AND the cap as well. Good idea. I've got the hoses on order, what's a couple of bucks for a cap? Or that the drain hose that begins at the cap and wraps around the bottle before exiting at the hole of the black plastic cover isn’t linked or blocked in any way. I'll check that. Looking at the first photo again, it also may be that the hose is not correctly seated on the fitting; notice how it's at kind of a sharp angle where it leaves the fitting, which is not normal. I think that's the angle of the photo. Everything looks like the parts schematic and nothing seems pinched or stressed. It's hose #32 coming in from the left, and #29 up from below. Love the foot powder idea, I'll give that a shot. Maybe I don't need all 5 hoses after all. Thanks, everyone!

Thanks, everybody. Looking at the photo with an eye towards a "bad" hose, the hose heading down (hose #4 on the parts diagram) is definitely suspect. I'm going to replace all of the hoses while I'm at it just to be sure. Off to buy parts...

So this is the year I go from a lurker to a poster... My 2015 FJ09 (45,000 miles) has started misting/dripping/spraying coolant onto the front of the engine. Eventually, enough builds up to drip onto the exhaust pipes and burn off. The distinctive smell was my first clue that something was going on. The first time it happened was about two weeks ago. I cleaned everything up to see what was going on, and after cleaning nothing else dripped onto the pipes. Yesterday I took the bike on a day-long but not strenuous ride on a relatively cool day. Today, the smell and wet engine block happened again. The area involved is the right front (viewed from the saddle) behind the coolant overflow bottle cap (see photo). The first time I thought I might have dislodged the bottle cap somehow and that riding splashed the coolant onto the engine. I've been pretty diligent about checking that and that does not seem to be the issue. I changed the coolant last summer without any leaks and the bike has not been running hot. The oil looks fine, and the coolant level in the overflow bottle is also fine. Any ideas? Has anybody had a similar experience? Thanks

I've got it sorted out (see above). It might be some quirkiness from a brand new meter or more likely operator error. In any event, I'm declaring victory and getting her redressed before anything else happens.

Success! After I replied I realized that there was more than one way to answer that question, so I swapped the #1 and #3 hoses/ports and suddenly I could get #3 to adjust. I've got it pretty well balanced now, so I'm going to quit while I'm ahead and get the bodywork back on. Thanks for asking the right question. Sometimes that's all you really need.

Yup, the first thing was to swap #3 for the unused #4 hose. No change. I've played with the bike some more and I can get #2 and #3 to sync at #3's higher level, but no changes to #1 are reflected in the meter. Some kind of air leak associated with #3?

I'm doing my first FI sync on my 2015 FJ09 and #3 gives me a different reading than the other two. Turning the adjustment screw on #3 doesn't seem to do anything, at least as far as the meter shows. I was able to get #1 and #2 adjusted without any problems. Any suggestions?