stv Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 I seem to get a very small coolant leak depending on whether i park the car facing up the hill (very small leak & not all the time maybe once a month).....if i park facing down the way no leak.......could i be something to do with the small plastic pipe that connects to the oil cooler....i read about this on the audiworld forum....anyone have any ideas and if it is this what the kindly stealers will charge me it get it fixed.......in 2000 miles of motoring never had the coolant warning come on yet.......thanks stv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyMcC Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Deffo not from the a/c? (not having a pop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Can't think of a reason why it might do that only when parked face up a slope. But it's fairly easy to test the cooling system for leaks with a pressure pump on the filler. It must be pumped to 1 bar and be able to remain that pressure. See if you can find the spot where it appears to leak. Meanwhile, keep an eye on the coolant level, see if it drops over time. As Sneaky says, it may perhaps be the aircon? That's quite normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stv Posted September 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Thanks guys for the suggestions.....i thought it might be the aircon but i ckecked the fluid patch on the ground and it had a greenish tinge to it and it tasted sweet...so im thinking coolant....coolant level in the expansion take seems constant...have had no warning lights....is there an over flow pipe anywhere under the car that may throw out excess fluid....also temp gauge never goes above the 90 mark stv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyMcC Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Stealer added a green dye to something when they did the a/c service so they could tell if it ever leaked? but you're right, it prolly the coolant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Try the pressure test. Any garage should have a pressure pump, or maybe you can buy one cheap. Also see the expansion tank leak issue on Audipages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 If I remember correctly, you had your Cambelt done recently by the stealer? If so, they would have topped up the coolant. Knowing a stealer, they probably put much more water in it than concentrate coollant........ Maybe the level drop is due to you having way too much water in the system and it evaporating away, and making it's way out somehwere???? Possible????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 If you have a coolant leak, over time, it will actuate the low coolant level alarm. Sometimes it can take 3 months between alarms if you add as little as 16 oz! However, it should be a leak free system and not cause the alarm at all. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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