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Omega General Help / Coolant leak????
« on: 06 February 2011, 12:21:18 »
Hi guys,
My 1999 2.0 16v is using considerable amounts of coolant, but I cant find an obvious leak anywhere.
All I can see is a slight (and I mean slight) weaping around the top joint of the expansion tank (just below where the cap screws on)
I have run the car up today from cold, drove it around the block but no evidence of a leak to account for the amount I am loosing. I have monitored this weeping and if I wipe it away, it takes a good 5 mins to build up again. I know I will have to replace the tank, but it does not seem that htis is the main issue, more a red herring?
As an example, topped the water up to the cold line at work, drove home (18mile journey) aprox 12 miles into journey, indicator panel in car is telling me low coolant level.
When I let it cool down, sure as eggs is eggs it is well below the cold line?
Many Thanks
Lee
My 1999 2.0 16v is using considerable amounts of coolant, but I cant find an obvious leak anywhere.
All I can see is a slight (and I mean slight) weaping around the top joint of the expansion tank (just below where the cap screws on)
I have run the car up today from cold, drove it around the block but no evidence of a leak to account for the amount I am loosing. I have monitored this weeping and if I wipe it away, it takes a good 5 mins to build up again. I know I will have to replace the tank, but it does not seem that htis is the main issue, more a red herring?
As an example, topped the water up to the cold line at work, drove home (18mile journey) aprox 12 miles into journey, indicator panel in car is telling me low coolant level.
When I let it cool down, sure as eggs is eggs it is well below the cold line?
Many Thanks
Lee