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WATER LOSS

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:29 pm
by hiettd
Hi im losing water at about 1l every 70 miles motorway and town use the car doesnt over heat but the sensor shows needs topping up i have searched hi and low looking for any leaks or water marks i cant find any the system has been bled but no luck the car never over heats even in traffic i keep topping up but need to find the source of leak. any ideas welcome thanks Danny

Re: WATER LOSS

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:31 pm
by hiettd
sorry its a 2002 2l hdi 406

Re: WATER LOSS

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:34 pm
by lozz
Hi, put a peice of cardboard under the car ,
check it the morning after see if theres anysighns of water on it, :idea:

Have you checked, near the Crankshaft pulley for brown water stains, might be a leaky water pump if youve checked everything else,

Re: WATER LOSS

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:42 pm
by HimBigChief
Have you had the radiator pressure tested?

Re: WATER LOSS

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:08 pm
by marco2002
Hi
i had exactly the same problem and it was the radiator. Kept on having to top up the coolant when the warning light came on. If you look at the bottom of the radiator you might find its leaking there. I fixed it by buying a bottle of k-seal and adding it to the coolant works the same way the bars stuff does seals it up from the inside but its less agressive. Hope that helps.

Re: WATER LOSS

Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:43 am
by lozz
Another thing to try, if all else fails, change the Header tank cap,