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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: caolan_p on 03 June 2008, 10:05:20

Title: Still losing water
Post by: caolan_p on 03 June 2008, 10:05:20

im still having to fill the water tank up every day after i changed the coolent 4 week ago,no water on the ground that i have seen,does any one know were its going? :-/ :-/

Title: Re: Still losing water
Post by: Entwood on 03 June 2008, 10:13:22

I recently had a problem of losing about 1/2 a pint a day couldn't find a leak anywhere ,...  also noticed the system was running a lot "cooler" than normal ...  

Solution to both .. new header tank cap ... it was "seeping"pressure so preventing normal temp and allowing high evaporation.

Cost :   £14.17 inc VAT .. :)

part no 90467473

Title: Re: Still losing water
Post by: caolan_p on 03 June 2008, 10:23:26

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I recently had a problem of losing about 1/2 a pint a day couldn't find a leak anywhere ,...  also noticed the system was running a lot "cooler" than normal ...  

Solution to both .. new header tank cap ... it was "seeping"pressure so preventing normal temp and allowing high evaporation.

Cost :   £14.17 inc VAT .. :)

part no 90467473

i will try a new one and see if it doe the job  :y :y :y

Title: Re: Still losing water
Post by: Entwood on 03 June 2008, 10:28:52

before rushing out and buying one .. in case its not that ..

run the car to "normal" temperature.. switch off and VERY CAREFULLY undo the header tank cap ... you should hear a hiss as the pressure is released

[size=25]WARNING >>> YOU MAY GET HOT WATER /STEAM SO TAKE CARE, USE A CLOTH OR GLOVES[/size]

If you get significant pressure release then its probably something else .. :(

[size=25]BE CAREFUL[/size]

Title: Re: Still losing water
Post by: caolan_p on 03 June 2008, 10:42:48

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before rushing out and buying one .. in case its not that ..

run the car to "normal" temperature.. switch off and VERY CAREFULLY undo the header tank cap ... you should hear a hiss as the pressure is released

[size=25]WARNING >>> YOU MAY GET HOT WATER /STEAM SO TAKE CARE, USE A CLOTH OR GLOVES[/size]

If you get significant pressure release then its probably something else .. :(

[size=25]BE CAREFUL[/size]

i do get pressure when i open it slowly