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[tunnie]

Driving to work today, chap in a van wound down his window and start talking to me. Initially I was thinking, had I cut him up? 

But he just said you don't see many like that and keep it in good condition, proper motor he said. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

What were you driving?

[aaronjb]

Initially I was thinking, had I cut him up? 

Guilty conscience?

[tunnie]

What were you driving?

My trusty stead, the 3.2 which needs a nappy. It drank more this morning, then again I was heavy with right foot as I was late. 

Checked the coolant cap again again it was wet around there, so hoping new tank solves the problems.

Initially I was thinking, had I cut him up? 

Guilty conscience?

It was on the A4, just after the narrow roundabout with Texaco/BP, often a lot of people get cut up there. 

[TheBoy]

Yours is/was one of the tidiest I've seen, though I suspect a few years of low priority has allowed rust to creep in.

As the body is tidy, worth jacking it up and making sure the underside is as good as can be expected, and catching the problem early.

[tunnie]

Yours is/was one of the tidiest I've seen, though I suspect a few years of low priority has allowed rust to creep in.

As the body is tidy, worth jacking it up and making sure the underside is as good as can be expected, and catching the problem early.

I shall post some pictures, after I’ve cleaned it though, it’s still completely rust free exterior bodywork wise. 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Did you order a new Header tank already, Tunnie?

[tunnie]

Yes and I fitted it last night, at around 10PM due to other commitments. 

Fitted, filled it up with cap off. Ran it up to engine temp and made sure stat opened. (top right rad pipe hot) - Burped the system to clear any air leaks, it dropped a bit when stat opened.

Topped it up again this morning before work, however on arriving at work, the level had dropped again.  - I hope it's just settling, as I did drain coolant via the rad tap when emptying the system.

[Doctor Gollum]

Won't bleed fully unless both sides of the climate panel are set to Hi... 

[TheBoy]

Draining it to change coolant bottle. That's keen

Though changing the coolant can never bee too regular, for reasons stated in the past

[tunnie]

Draining it to change coolant bottle. That's keen

Though changing the coolant can never bee too regular, for reasons stated in the past

I had 10L of stuff in garage, so thought why not, besides it was easier/cleaner.

That said, the problem is worse. 

I think the temp new cap (eBay junk) did not form best seal, hence seeing coolant there. New bottle and cap (Vauxhall sourced) it holds pressure better. But I'm seeing an increase in coolant consumption, I'm also seeing a return of miss-fire on start up which is much worse that before and takes a while to clear before it runs well.

[tunnie]

I think question is now, will coolant use stay consistent or will it let go big style at some point. 

[TheBoy]

I think question is now, will coolant use stay consistent or will it let go big style at some point. 

If it does, the leak will be even easier to spot.  Its an interesting view when *ALL* your coolant disappears in a cloud of steam in front of you when going some down the A43.  I blame that DTM fella, as he told me to take it "for a spirited drive" to do some unrelated diags on it

Have you done the pressure test I said a while back? Definitely worth 30 mins of your time

[tunnie]

Pressure tester in Brackley, not had chance yet.

[TheBoy]

Pressure tester in Brackley, not had chance yet.

Well, not worth writing off the car if its a £2 seal