losing water

[bernhund]

My coolant is dropping and quite significantly too, like I topped up the expansion tank yesterday and still put another litre in this morning! But...I'm buggered if I can see where it's going. I went out for a little spin this morning to get the engine up to temperature, came home and opened the clams...no signs of water anywhere. Any ideas? (I know your gonna tell me to take the floor off!)

[6957damien]

hi check under the front clam as i had the same problem and it turned out to be the rad in the front had perished and was leaking onto the front tray. good luck.

[coolchris]

Another poss could be cap not holding pressure which would cause water loss had it on mine just another think to consider hope you find the prob chris

[bernhund]

Thanks guys, I hope it's not the bloody rad! I'll keep an eye on the expansion tank Chris, as I did notice a slow drip from the overflow underneath when I topped it up but assumed it was from where I had filled it and got water down the overflow.

[JBliss]

The coolant lines to the turbos have a tendency to leak and seep when tired, but not sure you'd loose a litre in a day from that.

[wessexrfc]

My money would be the rad. My garage did a pressure test when I had this problem and thought it was the head. Had that done with some upgrades still leaked. Had the rad re-cored and that cured it for 8 months. Standard rad replaced with Pro Alloy and replaced all hoses, so far so good. If it is the rad, bite the bullet and go for the Pro Alloy IMHO

[ecohen2]

I had a similar issue on a US model. On our cars the hoses for the heater core are behind the door that holds the fuses. One of them was leaking and I never saw it because the door kept it from seeping through the carpet. Somehow the coolant made its way out of the car, but never created a puddle underneath.

Check your heater control valve as well... See if you lose the same amount with the heat on / off..

Ed