Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please check the Forum Guidelines at the top of the Newbie section

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: water loss  (Read 583 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

blob

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • london
  • Posts: 30
    • View Profile
water loss
« on: 05 June 2011, 20:23:27 »
hi all
just dropped my freind home when coolant level message came up so i stopped & level had dropped approx 1" below lower level,topped her up set off stopped at lights & saw steam comming from bonnet approx where expanstion tank is,i guess the water is being forced out of over fllow? water temp higher than normal.
any ideas? would it show on paper clip test?
Logged

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39729
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: water loss
« Reply #1 on: 05 June 2011, 21:03:38 »
Quote
hi all
just dropped my freind home when coolant level message came up so i stopped & level had dropped approx 1" below lower level,topped her up set off stopped at lights & saw steam comming from bonnet approx where expanstion tank is,i guess the water is being forced out of over fllow? water temp higher than normal.
any ideas? would it show on paper clip test?

No, it won't show via the paper clip. It's not unheard of for a crack around the filler neck of the header tank. You'll just have to keep a very keen eye on it.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.012 seconds with 16 queries.