Moron

Well-Known Member

• Jul 9, 2018

• #61

Save yourself a load of messing around...........get the cooling system pressure tested...........the leak will show itself immediatly

 

Land_girl

Well-Known Member

• Jul 9, 2018

• #62

Moron said:

Save yourself a load of messing around...........get the cooling system pressure tested...........the leak will show itself immediatly

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If if becomes a big issue i may well just do that.

 

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guineafowl21

Well-Known Member

• Jul 9, 2018

• #63

As a start, you could blow into the expansion tank, as I suggested earlier. I’ve found a couple of leaks very quickly that way.

 

Land_girl

Well-Known Member

• Jul 16, 2018

• #64

Sooo... as some of you pointed out it may well be the expansion bottle leaking... it would appear you where correct! Even from those tiny weeny little splits around the neck of the bottle I have fluid leaking from there... Obviously very very slowly, but there nonetheless. I cleaned and dried the bottle initially, and over the weekend happned to look at it and the top of the bottle is covered in red coolant.
My apologies to those who suggested it and I initially dismissed it (being such tiny cracks). Thank you!

 

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Colthebrummie

Well-Known Member

• Jul 17, 2018

• #65

It's surprising how much fluid can escape a very small crack when it's under pressure.

Col

 

Land_girl

Well-Known Member

• Jul 17, 2018

• #66

There may well be another unfound leak but given the small amount the bottle level is dropping I think it may just be from the neck.