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I haven't had the Tamora up on a ramp to take a better look yet, but I noticed a few drips after a long drive today.
To the touch it felt more like coolant than oil. No noticable change in coolant level, but only a few drops appeared.
Is the first test to check for any hose connectors that can be tightened, and a worst case the need for a new (all alloy?) radiator?
And maybe some nice silicon hoses.
To the touch it felt more like coolant than oil. No noticable change in coolant level, but only a few drops appeared.
Is the first test to check for any hose connectors that can be tightened, and a worst case the need for a new (all alloy?) radiator?
And maybe some nice silicon hoses.
Don1 said:
Do you have aircon, and was it on?
I do, but it hadn't been used for about the last 60 miles of the journey so it would surprise me if there was still condensation.The liquid did not seem to be pure water, but it could have picked up impurities from the top of the undertray from which it was dripping.
The small patch on the driveway is still there this morning, but not sure it is oil. Since it is cold, coolant may not have evaporated anyway.
I should put some white paper / card under the car to catch a drip and see what it is. I doubt there is much else I can do without getting the car up.
From what I can tell it is very few drips, but I will keep an eye on it as I have some driver training on Friday and the car needs to be running well.
A drip test might tell me this kind of thing:
Edited by Sevenman on Monday 20th February 10:08
Edited by Sevenman on Monday 20th February 10:08
Having had a closer look this evening:
- No new drips on the garage floor, but still a drop on the the undertray that I put on white paper
- The liquid coming out is very light in colour, and is as similar in colour and consistancy to the coolent as I can judge
- Collant level checked, still plenty of it, and now have a slightly accurate benchmark to test whether it goes down with driving
Looking closely through the hole at the front of the car, on the edge of the radiator above where the drip was found there is a trail of the same liquid, that can be seen in the left of this photo, although it hasn't flowed all the way down.
It seems certain that the slow drip is coolant, and the area it is coming from has been identified - next stage is to check connections and hope it is a pipe problem rather than a radiator problem. It seems so slow that it shouldn't affect my driver training day later this week.
- No new drips on the garage floor, but still a drop on the the undertray that I put on white paper
- The liquid coming out is very light in colour, and is as similar in colour and consistancy to the coolent as I can judge
- Collant level checked, still plenty of it, and now have a slightly accurate benchmark to test whether it goes down with driving
Looking closely through the hole at the front of the car, on the edge of the radiator above where the drip was found there is a trail of the same liquid, that can be seen in the left of this photo, although it hasn't flowed all the way down.
It seems certain that the slow drip is coolant, and the area it is coming from has been identified - next stage is to check connections and hope it is a pipe problem rather than a radiator problem. It seems so slow that it shouldn't affect my driver training day later this week.
had a similar problem a few months ago,it only leaked after id been for an enthusiastic drive,i took in in 3 times to get sorted,every time they checked all the hoses & connections,then pressure tested the system & it didnt leak,then id drive it home,check it after a few hours & it would be leaking again,so on the third time i suggested taking it for a drive then stick it on the ramp & wait,hey presto,leak located,turned out to be a compressed washer between the hose & the radiator,chep fix in the end,but a ball ache to diagnose.
I've got one of these http://www.ccw-tools.com/Draper-Tools/Automotive-R...
Shows the tiniest of leaks in the cooling system as any leak what so ever won't maintain a vacuum. Mine had a 5p size coolant spot on the rad. It had the tiniest hole but would leak ever so slightly.Really useful for refilling too as you don't have to idle the car up to temp.
Shows the tiniest of leaks in the cooling system as any leak what so ever won't maintain a vacuum. Mine had a 5p size coolant spot on the rad. It had the tiniest hole but would leak ever so slightly.Really useful for refilling too as you don't have to idle the car up to temp.
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