Expansion tank help
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Expansion tank help
My expansion tank?? (the one that comes from the radiator) keeps emptying
Possible leak? Pump issue? Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Possible leak? Pump issue? Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
#3
When have you been monitoring it? And have had the coolant level in the cap to max and filled up the expansion tank.
The expansion tank should be between min and max when stone cold.
Is the rad cap and thermostat OK? Check under oil filler cap for mayonnaise type substance.
The expansion tank should be between min and max when stone cold.
Is the rad cap and thermostat OK? Check under oil filler cap for mayonnaise type substance.
#7
you only get mayonaise when oil mixes with the water so in that case the level would probably not drop it would just turn a nasty brown,
any steam coming from the rear of the car when the engine is warm? if so the head gasket could of failed on the coolant to bore side and its burning the coolant off, in most cases the car will look like a kettle at boiling point driving down the road if its a bad gasket failure, if only a slight failure can be hard to tell with a stock exhaust,
get your local garage to do a compression and sniff test, that will clear head gasket from the options, then time to start looking for leaks.
any steam coming from the rear of the car when the engine is warm? if so the head gasket could of failed on the coolant to bore side and its burning the coolant off, in most cases the car will look like a kettle at boiling point driving down the road if its a bad gasket failure, if only a slight failure can be hard to tell with a stock exhaust,
get your local garage to do a compression and sniff test, that will clear head gasket from the options, then time to start looking for leaks.
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#8
if the level is dropping then i cant see it being a thermostat problem personally, thermostat failure would generally be shown by symptoms of the car over heating or if its stuck open taking a long time to warm up, if its coming upto running temp (3 bars on dash) in a reasonable time and not then rising any further i would say the thermostat is fine
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