Coolant levels - K-Series S1
Discussion
I'm probably being paranoid, but I've been reading a little bit about K-Series Elise's in an attempt to educate myself as I've never been much of a mechanical guy - however this has brought some concerns and wanted to ask some advice.
Over the past 4.5k miles I've needed to top up the coolant twice in my '96 S1 as it had fallen from Max to Min. Since the last top up (c.500 miles) it's been pretty static but I have a concern that this may suggest a head gasket failure. The car can also runs to over 100/110 degrees in really heavy traffic - until now I assumed that was normal or 2 small individual issues.
...However the car hasn't used any oil over this period and there is no oil in the coolant tank nor any mayonnaise in the coolant tank/ on the oil cap.
Paranoia or legit concerns...?
Over the past 4.5k miles I've needed to top up the coolant twice in my '96 S1 as it had fallen from Max to Min. Since the last top up (c.500 miles) it's been pretty static but I have a concern that this may suggest a head gasket failure. The car can also runs to over 100/110 degrees in really heavy traffic - until now I assumed that was normal or 2 small individual issues.
...However the car hasn't used any oil over this period and there is no oil in the coolant tank nor any mayonnaise in the coolant tank/ on the oil cap.
Paranoia or legit concerns...?
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