Mini coolant leak!!

[Dean783]

Hi, my wife’s mini has a major coolant leak. It’s in the garage and the mechanic has phoned and said he’s narrowed the leak down to behind the alternator, but he’s struggling to actually pin point the actual leak. So basically he’s going to have to strip parts out the find where exactly it’s coming from. Has any other Mini owners had a similar problem in a similar place that could shed some light on what’s leaking under there. I’m hoping a split hose or something similar but with the labour cost going to be stacking up I’m getting nervous!! Any info would be highly appreciated.

[Dean783]

1.6, 2003

[Dean783]

Cheers! Just hoping he can locate the leak soon!

[Dean783]

Cheers! Just hoping he can locate the leak soon!

[Dean783]

Ok thanks for the info guys, he mentioned putting some pressure through. The mechanic has been ok in the past, but I knows he’s really busy at the min so might be just saying that to try and buy some time. Hopefully he’ll be in touch tomorrow and have some good news.