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Noticed a damp patch underneath the car on Sunday after backing it out of the garage to go for a blast. Had a quick look underneath but couldn't see anything obvious.
Looked again tonight, and there is another damp patch. Have jacked the car up and crawled underneath it, (would be so much easier to inspect if the bonnet lifted up!) and spotted a steady dripping of water. Thought it may have been the window washer pipe come off but that was fine.
There is a hose that comes out of the bottom of the radiator (nearside) which attaches to a metal cylindrical thingy (sorry i'm no mechanic) and another hose goes out of the other side. It appears that the jubilee clip that attaches this hose isn't done up tightly enough and water is seeping out, down onto the chassis and down onto the floor.
Typically the jubilee clip is pointing upwards, so means taking bonnet off to hopefully be able to access it to tighten it up.
Do TVR put antifreeze in from new? as the water comming out is crystal clear which suggests to me that it is only plain water in the system.
Anyone else here had similar problem?
Edited to say, is it OK to top it up with ordinary tap water?
>> Edited by nigel lewis on Thursday 29th December 22:06
Looked again tonight, and there is another damp patch. Have jacked the car up and crawled underneath it, (would be so much easier to inspect if the bonnet lifted up!) and spotted a steady dripping of water. Thought it may have been the window washer pipe come off but that was fine.
There is a hose that comes out of the bottom of the radiator (nearside) which attaches to a metal cylindrical thingy (sorry i'm no mechanic) and another hose goes out of the other side. It appears that the jubilee clip that attaches this hose isn't done up tightly enough and water is seeping out, down onto the chassis and down onto the floor.
Typically the jubilee clip is pointing upwards, so means taking bonnet off to hopefully be able to access it to tighten it up.
Do TVR put antifreeze in from new? as the water comming out is crystal clear which suggests to me that it is only plain water in the system.
Anyone else here had similar problem?
Edited to say, is it OK to top it up with ordinary tap water?
>> Edited by nigel lewis on Thursday 29th December 22:06
Yes Antifreeze is put in the car from new. You don't say if your car is new or used, so for the purposes of this response I will assume it is used. If someone has topped up the system then they may have only used plain water. Personally if you have a leak I would top up the system with a water/antifreeze mix, particularly as we are having a very cold winter.
Assuming that the metal tank you refer to is the same as on our Tamora then you top up to just below the neck, NOT as the handbook suggests so that water is in the neck of the tank. I made that mistake thinking the car was low on water and filled it according to the handbook, only for it to overflow when the water temperature increased.
Assuming that the metal tank you refer to is the same as on our Tamora then you top up to just below the neck, NOT as the handbook suggests so that water is in the neck of the tank. I made that mistake thinking the car was low on water and filled it according to the handbook, only for it to overflow when the water temperature increased.
The car would certainly have antifreeze when new. If you have any doubts get it checked or buy a tester(Halfords) and do it sharpish. A burst rad or at worst a totally ruined engine. I believe tap water to top up is fine as long as the correct antifreeze is added as this will have anti corrosive/furring additives. Some modern antifreezes dont have the blue colour so it may well be fine but mine does have a definate tint and smell.. A decent garage should keep a frost out to about -4 ish. If in doubt leave some heat on. Hope all is ok D.
Thanks for that.The car is only 9 months old, so as you say, should have antifreeze in. It does have a taste to it, so may well have it in,just always assumed antifreeze has a colour to it. It is garaged and not been used in the very cold weather, but will definately be getting it checked out.
>> Edited by nigel lewis on Friday 30th December 07:43
>> Edited by nigel lewis on Friday 30th December 07:43
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