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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7925 |
Are you over filling it ?
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5th Mar 2017 8:13pm |
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Dolphinboy Member Since: 07 Dec 2009 Location: Bristol Posts: 3137 |
These expansion tanks have a known fault of developing a fine hair crack in one of the corners which allows a fine mist to escape which dries in the heat of the engine bay. Try replacing for a new tank.
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5th Mar 2017 9:02pm |
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Funky Monkey Member Since: 05 Mar 2017 Location: Essex Posts: 4 |
Warning light comes up on dash, loosing entire tank, but it seems to be intermittent... filled it to correct level and it was fine and has been for over a week, light came on this morning,tank was empty but system seemed full, topped it up had to go to heathrow, when i got back it was empty but temp gauge was normal..! |
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5th Mar 2017 9:05pm |
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Funky Monkey Member Since: 05 Mar 2017 Location: Essex Posts: 4 |
Hi Dolphinboy, the car is only 4yrs old!. (L405) so its a new shape, |
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5th Mar 2017 9:10pm |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7925 |
In my experiece, you need to lose quite a bit of coolant before it's likely to overheat
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5th Mar 2017 9:24pm |
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Funky Monkey Member Since: 05 Mar 2017 Location: Essex Posts: 4 |
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5th Mar 2017 9:35pm |
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