Time to panic or paranoia

Due to the ongoing Head Gasket failure on the 1.8, I check my coolant level every couple of days or so.

For the past 6 months or more the level has been sitting on the Max line, no problem at all.

Shock horror, after only checking it on Monday, I checked this afternoon and it has dropped to the Min line. Since Monday I have probably done 20 miles.

Is there anything else I should be looking for or checking?

Checked the oil, which was changed last month and it is fine, no water in it.

Is ther any onther reason that the coolant can drop so quickly ?

just top it up and check it again in the morning

Will do and report back tomorrow

Thanks

rev ordnal said:

Will do and report back tomorrow

Thanks

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Just cos yu are paranoic, rev - it dont mean they arent out to get ya!

For what it's worth, the same thing happened to me three weks ago on a TD4. After my initial attack of panic and paranoia I realised that for some reason coolent had leaked out of the tank. )I couls see wet areas around and under it). I topped it up and figured that in the last service a few days previously the mechanic hadn't closed the cap properly. No problems since then although I occasionally see droplets of liquid on the tank at itself near the cap. Maybe a bad fit...

rory said:

For what it's worth, the same thing happened to me three weks ago on a TD4. After my initial attack of panic and paranoia I realised that for some reason coolent had leaked out of the tank. )I couls see wet areas around and under it). I topped it up and figured that in the last service a few days previously the mechanic hadn't closed the cap properly. No problems since then although I occasionally see droplets of liquid on the tank at itself near the cap. Maybe a bad fit...

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I think that might point more towards cracks in top of the tank ? (check under the yellow label).

Topped it up last night, drove to work and back today.
Checked it after it all cooled down and level is fine.

Still paranoid about the HG going, along with the other failures and faults that might happen, so it is getting traded in tomorrow.

3 months of worry and £1500 on bills is just too much for a 2 year old car.

Nice car but too much hassle

Should have got a td4 mate

xxx