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[JamesV6CDX]

I went to diagnose a coolant leak today for a chap who found me via my website. 3.2 V6, 2003 Elite, with 140k I believe. (very nice car!)

Information given to me was that it was loosing around half a litre of coolant every couple of days, and some coolant seemed to be settling on the front of the sump.

Initially I thought possible water pump leak.

I stiripped out all the inlet items from the V, and applied a little pressure to the coolant system. I didn't need a pump, blowing into the pipe was enough.

Instantly there was a nice big river, from the 'V'.

The cause?

A nice notable hole, in the oil cooler plate!

Poor coolant maintenance in a past life, me thinks! 

[dad1uk]

People don't realise how important Anti-freeze ia even in the summer.....