BeavisJem 0 Posted January 21, 2006 Hi guys, wondered if anyone can give me a few pointers. Basically i changed my water pump after my car decided to dump coolant everywhere a couple of weeks ago. I then had to drive my car home and it got a bit warm, not overheating but the water temp went to about 120. Since changing the water pump its been loosing coolant very slowly. From the max line on the expantion tank till the water light comes on takes around a week of daily driving. Can't see any steam coming from the engine bay although i did notice that when i squeezed the top water pipe that water leaked out of the side of the expansion tank :( Is this normal. Might try changing the expansion cap. The onl other thing it might be is that i filled up the coolant from the expansion tank only. I was wondering if its just an airlock passing through the system. I have filled it up twice now so i'm worried that the airlock problem would ahve cleared itself by now. No mayo in the oil and i can;t smell exhaust fumes in the coolant. The car performs as it should. All on a G60 Grrrr Any help or ideas Cheers Beavisjem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sciroccotune 0 Posted January 21, 2006 new cap good start, where does the water come from on the expansion tank? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeavisJem 0 Posted January 21, 2006 coolant seems to be coming from the right hand side at the rear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sciroccotune 0 Posted January 21, 2006 coolant seems to be coming from the right hand side at the rear does not sound normal, no outlet there. may be worth getting a new tank they can crack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cymru-corrado 0 Posted January 21, 2006 coolant seems to be coming from the right hand side at the rear mine had a crack in exaclty the same place,was only noticeable when water was hot as it would fizz and bubble slightly out of it.new tank=no problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeavisJem 0 Posted January 21, 2006 cool a new tank and cap for me. Are they expensive? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted January 21, 2006 About £25 from VAG.. don't bother with GSF / ECP tanks, cr&p quality... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cymru-corrado 0 Posted January 21, 2006 can second supercharged on gsf tanks being pap. i got new vw tank and cap plus a bottle of g12+ £40 in total but hey its the stealers after all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
