New Caterham R420 Coolant Puddle under Expansion Tank
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had car for a year from new, just pulling it out of garage as Spring is here not driven for 4+ months.....noticed coolant puddle directly under expansion tank....did drive it hard before putting away....cleaned puddle, came back next day and little puddle again, need to take a look tmrw and take nose cone off....will check hoses and radiator for leak...thoughts before I go a looking?
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So took nose cone off and had kitchen roll underneath last few days so marked the centre of the liquid and it was directly underneath the radiator reservoir tank and the radiator/oil cooker sits a good 6+ inches in front of that....asked my wife with smaller hands, better eyesight etc etc to feal under reservoir next to hose and yes there was liquid there around the hose and tbh hose wasn't sitting straight and jubilee clip not as tight as perhaps should be..so reset pipe, tightened jubilee and put some sealant around just in case....
I have had issues with radiators before on other cars when have not cleaned winter salt off them properly and then put car away...had forgotten but these messages reminded me to be a little more mindful and yes good ideas will change 'orange' to 'blue'!!!
As always thanks you always helps knowing folks are out there to help :-)
I have had issues with radiators before on other cars when have not cleaned winter salt off them properly and then put car away...had forgotten but these messages reminded me to be a little more mindful and yes good ideas will change 'orange' to 'blue'!!!
As always thanks you always helps knowing folks are out there to help :-)
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