Driving my car with little to no coolant

[davepoth]

Howard- said:

My current plan is now, as suggested, to drive it carefully and keep a supply of water, stopping half way to top up. I'll do it this evening when the traffic is light and visit them first thing to explain the situation on the way to work, in my mum's car

It still has a little bit left in the expansion tank (the only way to fill the Mondeos) so it's not loosing it all. It just dribbles out of the pipe at a rate similar to if a tap is "just" left on to trickle out, for example. Unfortunately it's accompanied by stloads of steam because the offending leak is right next to the exhaust.

The RAC (who got me home) wanted another £85+£2/mile so sod that.

A bit of tape around that will slow the leak down and stop it pissing onto the exhaust.

[Howard-]

Drove it there, it didn't piss much out and barely warmed up. Cylinder head temp (thanks to the Diag mode on the dash display) only reached 70c. Now to await the bill!

[Captain Muppet]

Welshbeef said:

...Also as Ozzie suggested remove pressure cap - problem with that though is it will hear up quicker as the pressure cap means it takes much longer to boil ie boil a kettle on the beach v boil same kettle in Everest they boil at different tenps

It won't change the rate at which the water heats up.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Captain Muppet said:

It won't change the rate at which the water heats up.

...but radically reduces the rate at which it p155es out!