I have just got the "Winter Weep" back again this year, and the coolant loss....Engine seems to have no steamy exhaust, and I have checked the hoses with UV dye...a bit hard to see.
Tony crept underneath, and felt round the hole in the lower shield where the sump plug is...COOLANT!...so, a quick check round the upper hole in the water pump...no trace of fluid, or glow under UV.
My question is:- as there is no screw in the "Tell-Tale" hole in the water pump, should I see the leak there, or could it just lose fluid from the gasket, and drip out underneath without showing at the tell tale.
If this is no pump leak, I am presuming it is the Sad Saga of the Silly Silicon ...namely one of the large hoses leaking.
I've yet to pressure test, as my hands don't work in winter temperatures (Old case of Frostbite
), and Tony doesn't like lying under cars in winter, so it will be a bit of a time to check the hose...probably take 2-3 days to take the under-tray off and check.....BBBBrrrr....anything more serious, and it's a new engine!Cheers
Helen
~mine was similar to Jay's~had a water leak for month's~there was never any drip's (on the drive) but seemed to lose more water when standing, i even put a piece of cardboard underneath (with engine undertray off) none of the hoses were leaking~Ady pressure tested it for me & that found nothing.
) He looked all over couldn't find anything then found it was the waterpump~fitted me one & it's spot on now.