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Diamond Black Geezer:
Got a big service due, lots of niggles I want to sort. Chiefly a coolant weep - maybe a litre a month/6weeks? Most likely would be oil cooler top plate, however I am not ruling out things like porous or bad hoses, jubbly clips not done up tight enough, etc.. As I only fitted a new rad maybe 6 months ago this adds another potential 'failure point' to the mix. My question is...

Each of the various sensors on the main rad requires a washer/seal ring - should these have been replaced as per crush washers, or was I fine reusing the originals?

Doctor Gollum:
I reused unless obviously leaky ;)

Don't rule out the header tank... They crack around the neck, but at first glance it looks like part of the moulding :y

Diamond Black Geezer:
Ta.  :y

I'll be checking everything! But tiny stuff like that very easy to miss.

VXL V6:
I've always re-used them with a wipe over of fine wet and dry paper. I think previously I may have put a very fine smear of grey sealant on the radiator facing side of the washer on a used radiator.

biggriffin:
Check auxiliary pumps, these leak as they get old, can be resealed by disassembly and bit of silcon.

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