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Title: coolant loss on a Corsa
Post by: joff on 28 August 2015, 22:59:03
Chap at work has a 1.4 07 plate Corsa and each week he is topping up the coolant with about 300ml coolant. It has had a pressure test and a new bottle cap, but still having to top up each week. Any ideas :-\
Title: Re: coolant loss on a Corsa
Post by: T.m.f on 28 August 2015, 23:04:29
Heater matrix,radiator,water pump,lose clip on hose,or a leak.
Title: Re: coolant loss on a Corsa
Post by: 05omegav6 on 28 August 2015, 23:08:12
Mileage? Rad is a possibility too or split on the thermostat to rad hose... Follow the pink trail ;)
Title: Re: coolant loss on a Corsa
Post by: T.m.f on 28 August 2015, 23:11:17
Thats if it has any antifreeze left in it to follow  ;D
Title: Re: coolant loss on a Corsa
Post by: 05omegav6 on 28 August 2015, 23:17:35
Lol... When the leak is found Joff will be wondering how he hadn't found it sooner ::)

Bumper off might help too...
Title: Re: coolant loss on a Corsa
Post by: joff on 29 August 2015, 02:00:23
He puts antifreeze in each time, he said that he had looked online and it said look at timing chain gasket ? would that not be an oil leak  ???. I have not looked at it myself and as things are at the moment will not get time as I have a few jobs of my own to do first,

Service on both MV6 and Elite
Rebuild TD5 engine I have in the garage and fit to wife's Disco or I'm dead very soon.
Fix brothers DTI fuel pump issues and fix his son's Civic's steering rack :o
Plus a few jobs on my van before winter sets in, could be to late on that one :-\
Title: Re: coolant loss on a Corsa
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 August 2015, 20:13:49
Water pump......next question?

It will either be the seal or the little nylon pipe fitting on the water pump.....either way it's a new water pump.
Title: Re: coolant loss on a Corsa
Post by: Webby the Bear on 29 August 2015, 20:19:37
Had a corsa of the same vintage come in a few weeks back. losing water and had a code for ''insufficient coolant flow'' or something similar.

what on earth is it that senses the flow  ???

we didn't get to diagnose it further sadly but we suspected water pump (or were at least going to look in that direction iirc)