Fluid leak

[Fatrat]

Hi

I've got an S1 Elise and noticed when I got home last night that there was fluid coming out of the sill on the passenger side. Not had a chance to check fluid levels but it had been a relatively dry day.
Any ideas?

[F.C.]

Fatrat said:

Hi

I've got an S1 Elise and noticed when I got home last night that there was fluid coming out of the sill on the passenger side. Not had a chance to check fluid levels but it had been a relatively dry day.
Any ideas?

There's a coolant pipe running along the sill on that side of the car

F.C.

[AdrianR]

Years ago there was a problem with a sticky out rivet inside the sill wearing a hole in the alloy coolant pipes that run in there.

You can't get the pipe out easily, so if it is this look for someone who figured out a cost effective way of doing it otherwise could be a big bill.

Could also be something escaping inside the engine bay and running across the undertray, so have a good look there as well.

AdrianR

Edited by AdrianR on Friday 24th October 14:15