JamesBB
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I think i may have found my coolant leak. The radiator.
It is only 3 years old.
No signs of damage, no visible cracks top or bottom.
I reverse flushed it, then filled with plain water. No leaks. left and monitored most of Saturday, no leaks consistently.
Re-plumbed the thermostat and surrounding hoses. They all look clean and no signs of damage. I was suspect of the hose clamps I had on there stamped with Pearl and purchased from Halfords. So I re-fitted the original LR tension clamps.
Re-fill coolant, cleaned any spillages and left overnight. This morning, no real leaks, except what looked to be condensation on some lower hoses, nothing much. Dried all that up and again monitored for 2 - 3 hours. All dry, no signs of leaks.
Start engine, burp hoses, top up etc as per Rave. Starts to come up to temp, top hose nearing 70 degrees, rad still only 15-18 degrees. Stat not opened yet.
Check underneath, dripping under rad.
There was a small flow of coolant out of the bleed hose at the top of the rad, mopped that up, but inevitably some would have run down. The fan seems to have sprayed it about the inside of the cowling which was dry before.
Damn thing. Near 2 days lost and I still have a leak.
It is only 3 years old.
No signs of damage, no visible cracks top or bottom.
I reverse flushed it, then filled with plain water. No leaks. left and monitored most of Saturday, no leaks consistently.
Re-plumbed the thermostat and surrounding hoses. They all look clean and no signs of damage. I was suspect of the hose clamps I had on there stamped with Pearl and purchased from Halfords. So I re-fitted the original LR tension clamps.
Re-fill coolant, cleaned any spillages and left overnight. This morning, no real leaks, except what looked to be condensation on some lower hoses, nothing much. Dried all that up and again monitored for 2 - 3 hours. All dry, no signs of leaks.
Start engine, burp hoses, top up etc as per Rave. Starts to come up to temp, top hose nearing 70 degrees, rad still only 15-18 degrees. Stat not opened yet.
Check underneath, dripping under rad.
There was a small flow of coolant out of the bleed hose at the top of the rad, mopped that up, but inevitably some would have run down. The fan seems to have sprayed it about the inside of the cowling which was dry before.
Damn thing. Near 2 days lost and I still have a leak.
