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OK this may sound daft but.....
all through the summer the coolant level remained constant but now the weather has turned inclement and I have the heater on the level drops alarmingly (almost draining the refill bottle) and I have taken to carrying a anti-freeze mix to keep it topped up
So where 's it all going? the carpets under the heater are dry ,no leaks obvious, no oil in water or water in oil no pool of water beneath the car ( although today it would be ice) could it be that the water is evaporating off the matrix? and condensing on the inside of the windows, I had to scrape the ice off the inside today but then again snowy boots etc = damp rubber mats
Also if the heater is turned off is the water routed another way that by-passes the matrix? this would explain why the coolant was ok all summer
or maybe the matrix only leaks when its hot via a pinhole leak
Confused
all through the summer the coolant level remained constant but now the weather has turned inclement and I have the heater on the level drops alarmingly (almost draining the refill bottle) and I have taken to carrying a anti-freeze mix to keep it topped up
So where 's it all going? the carpets under the heater are dry ,no leaks obvious, no oil in water or water in oil no pool of water beneath the car ( although today it would be ice) could it be that the water is evaporating off the matrix? and condensing on the inside of the windows, I had to scrape the ice off the inside today but then again snowy boots etc = damp rubber mats
Also if the heater is turned off is the water routed another way that by-passes the matrix? this would explain why the coolant was ok all summer
or maybe the matrix only leaks when its hot via a pinhole leak
Confused