GrumpyGel
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Bottle was almost empty again when I checked it this morning after our trip over Takaka Hill. It always seems to just empty the bottle, not much else - even after the foot well flooding incident. Thinking about it though, I don't remember the last time I lifted the rubber mat - so maybe water has been accumulating there over time unnoticed.You really could do with a sorting out the coolant loss GG.
AC use can sometimes make the heater box damp on the outside, and even drip condensate if the drain tube is blocked.
However is very suspicious that you're loosing coolant and the foot well is getting wet, as that points to a heater matrix leak.
Enjoy your road trip.
I only lifted the mat because there was water on top of it, which is not usual. Maybe that was relating to the AC.
As you say, time has come to sort this coolant issue out.
Its been emptying the bottle for ages (years). We're doing a lot of driving on this trip and I've been filling it each morning, but it is usual behavior for the car. I suppose Otira is the ultimate test for the car's coolant system (as well as other ultimate tests!) but it made it up there OK (if very slow) last year, so we should be OK tomorrow.Are you able to bypass the heater core as a temp get-you-home fix?