Drove to Manchester this morning, about 25 miles ish, noticed a bit of smoke coming from front of car, on the passenger side. Pulled over and checked under bonnet, coolant was below minimum. Put water in it from garage and carried on. Pulled up ten/fifteen mins later, coolant had dropped a bit. Drove again for another ten/fifteen mins. Smoke again. Coolant below min again. Car runs fine. Nothin on dash indicating anything wrong. Dipstick and oil filler cap look fine. Am I gonna do damage driving home? What should I do?
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coolant leaking!!
- Thread starter sum-dj
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JamesBryan
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Smoke as in steam? Could be that your radiator has a crack in it.
Yeah sorry mate, steam. Looks like it's coming from under air filter box somewhere.
JamesBryan
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Ahh right, more like a split pipe or thermostat housing then mate.
Take the airbox off and have a look, it should be pretty visible with that amount leaking.
Just drove back from Manchester and coolant level hasn't moved at all. No steam or nothing?
JamesBryan
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Hmmm.... very odd.
Not sure mate? Been driving around and no troubles now. Coolant level staying on max. Will keep checking daily. Thanks for replies.
JamesBryan
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Get the coolant changed mate. If you've just put water in after it has lost a lot of coolant, then chances are it could freeze in the cold weather coming up. You don't want that happening.
Didn't even think about doing that! Thanks. Much appreciated.
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