Hi all,
I have been getting coolant loss for a while now. It only became apparent a few months ago after a long road trip from York to Madrid! Covered about 1800 miles in about 10 days. When I got back, I took the car for some diagnostics (unrelated but engine management light came on, on the way back), the mechanic mentioned my coolant was low so they topped it up for me.
I didn't think much of it at the time, thought it may be normal due to the massive amount of miles driven in such a short amount of time. Anyway, 4 weeks after that I went to top up my screen wash, and noticed the coolant was around the minimum level. Not knowing how much they topped it up, I topped it up myself. 4 weeks later it was back at minimum.
After the car has been running, I can just about see some splash marks underneath the coolant tank (i havent seen it physically drip from the tank). I hope this is the only source of leak, and not something major like the head etc. Could this be the actual tank that needs replacing, or is there a hose coming from it that is suspect to leaking.
If the tank, how easy is it to replace?
Thanks in advance
I have been getting coolant loss for a while now. It only became apparent a few months ago after a long road trip from York to Madrid! Covered about 1800 miles in about 10 days. When I got back, I took the car for some diagnostics (unrelated but engine management light came on, on the way back), the mechanic mentioned my coolant was low so they topped it up for me.
I didn't think much of it at the time, thought it may be normal due to the massive amount of miles driven in such a short amount of time. Anyway, 4 weeks after that I went to top up my screen wash, and noticed the coolant was around the minimum level. Not knowing how much they topped it up, I topped it up myself. 4 weeks later it was back at minimum.
After the car has been running, I can just about see some splash marks underneath the coolant tank (i havent seen it physically drip from the tank). I hope this is the only source of leak, and not something major like the head etc. Could this be the actual tank that needs replacing, or is there a hose coming from it that is suspect to leaking.
If the tank, how easy is it to replace?
Thanks in advance