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Driving home last night the low coolant light came on. So I topped up.

Today it was back - seems I have a leak

Need to check it out in the morning, downside to the V6 is the amount of engine crammed in there.

My coolent light comes on and goes off as i go over bumps. Not checked the water level yet

There is just so much engine in a V6 engine bay

The leak was/is a 0.5mm hole in a metal coolant pipe buried deep in the middle of the beast.

Temp repair on for now, will do a better job at the weekend.

get a pic up mate. im pretty sure i will have what you need.

mikey s wrote:get a pic up mate. im pretty sure i will have what you need.

Will do as soon as the rain stops edit - done

One rather full engine bay



Diving in between the brake fluid reservoir and the intake there is a metal pipe that comes from the end of the block and dives round the back.



Considering the plaster was applied "blind" it is not too bad



Holding for the moment - still losing a bit of fluid, but circa 100ml for a 30 mile round trip.

*I forgot the obligatory tinned foodstuffs and/or hot beverage that is required by board rules when displaying an engine - will I be forgiven ??

Just found out that editing a post keeps it out of the new topics list, hence a little nudge post so that you guys will see the pics and no doubt take the proverbial for putting a plaster on

right. will have a look on monday at work. if i have one it will be from a d9 211bhp v6, fingers crossed it will be the same.

mike

Cheers.

It would be useful to know just how difficult it is to change that pipe.

Will be checking that pipe on mine now.

Oh yeah ive filled mine up with water this weekend and now no flashy light on the dash

That's a pretty neat repair considering the access

I would think you need to remove 'stuff' to get to change the pipe

Has it been rubbing on something?

And yes, you should really include a tin of something or a hot drink in engine bay shots

Welton wrote:Has it been rubbing on something?

Don't think so, unless a small mammal crawled up there. The pipe is rigid and there is nothing touching it.

No idea why it went there.

i have been having a look at mine today and its alot different to yours. it doesnt run a metal pipe round the side of the head.

mikey s wrote:i have been having a look at mine today and its alot different to yours. it doesnt run a metal pipe round the side of the head.

Very strange mine is a '99 on a V plate, so should not be that different to your '00. The ES engine was retuned and revised later in the model run, but to have such a marked difference within months!! Typical French

Calling all D9 V6's - can we have a game of spot the difference.

V6Exec wrote:Calling all D9 V6's - can we have a game of spot the difference.

Yep. But its too dark too look. Will get back to you tho.

Is there only 3 of us with a V6? Rare

The only V6s I've come across here have been coupes. Dear Satan, please can I have a D8 V6 estate for Saturnalia.