coolant leak! lots of it!
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coolant leak! lots of it!
Hi All,
My pride and joy is causing me a few headaches at the moment. Today's drama is i found around a load of coolant my driveway this morning - underneath the front of the car (took 1 liter to top it up). It was serviced a few days ago at a main dealer so a bit suspicious one of the technicians may have done something wrong.
Anyway took the car for a short drive after topping up the coolant and I popped the bonnet. I can clearly see coolant coming out the top of the expansion tank (where you fill it up).
Is this as simple as a replacement expansion tank cap or is this likely something more serious / take it straight back to the dealer?
Any advice would be great.
Thanks very much
Dan
My pride and joy is causing me a few headaches at the moment. Today's drama is i found around a load of coolant my driveway this morning - underneath the front of the car (took 1 liter to top it up). It was serviced a few days ago at a main dealer so a bit suspicious one of the technicians may have done something wrong.
Anyway took the car for a short drive after topping up the coolant and I popped the bonnet. I can clearly see coolant coming out the top of the expansion tank (where you fill it up).
Is this as simple as a replacement expansion tank cap or is this likely something more serious / take it straight back to the dealer?
Any advice would be great.
Thanks very much
Dan
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Hi All,
My pride and joy is causing me a few headaches at the moment. Today's drama is i found around a load of coolant my driveway this morning - underneath the front of the car (took 1 liter to top it up). It was serviced a few days ago at a main dealer so a bit suspicious one of the technicians may have done something wrong.
Anyway took the car for a short drive after topping up the coolant and I popped the bonnet. I can clearly see coolant coming out the top of the expansion tank (where you fill it up).
Is this as simple as a replacement expansion tank cap or is this likely something more serious / take it straight back to the dealer?
Any advice would be great.
Thanks very much
Dan
My pride and joy is causing me a few headaches at the moment. Today's drama is i found around a load of coolant my driveway this morning - underneath the front of the car (took 1 liter to top it up). It was serviced a few days ago at a main dealer so a bit suspicious one of the technicians may have done something wrong.
Anyway took the car for a short drive after topping up the coolant and I popped the bonnet. I can clearly see coolant coming out the top of the expansion tank (where you fill it up).
Is this as simple as a replacement expansion tank cap or is this likely something more serious / take it straight back to the dealer?
Any advice would be great.
Thanks very much
Dan
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Not such a novice notion: it can happen. Could also be damage to the seal in the cap or the top of the tank that meets the seal.
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