Bongo Fury

hi all, yet another coolant issue!!! i went out to the van earlier and noticed a small patch of liquid on the floor around half way down the van on the drivers side, had a quick butchers underneath and spotted a small drip coming from a coolant hose. can anyone give me an ident for the hose so i can get it changed sharpish as i'm off back to the isle of skye (hopefully) on friday.

many thanks in anticipation.

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Are you sure it's not just the rear air-con condensate drain dripping? Has the coolant level dropped?

missfixit70 wrote:Are you sure it's not just the rear air-con condensate drain dripping? Has the coolant level dropped?

Aw!...that's what i was gonna suggest...Spoilsport....

i'm pretty sure its coolant, not had chance to check the level yet as i'm on nights at the mo but will do first thing in the morning. may sound like a daft question but can i top the coolant up if its not down too much? if so do i just top it up into the expansion tank?

Yes you can top it up ,but with coolant not water,(water as an emergency) try to get the same colour coolant that you have in. if not sure , halfrauds sell a universal coolant that can be added. get yourself a HAYDN COOLANT ALARM (forum member) it will save you a lot of money in the long run if you do have sudden loss of coolant.

could be any one of 3 hoses in that area ,may need a pic for a positive id

Had a similar problem when I first got the van ...
... it was the leaking from the rear heater matrix, coolant then running down to the hose where it enters through the floor panel ...

I simply by-passed the the rear heater matrix, by putting a bit of hose between the inlet and the outlet ...
... both of which are under the van where the drip is ...

Always meant to fix the problem, but it has a side conversion, and I don't see me ripping it out to get at the leaking matrix ...

Good luck with yours ...

Charles

Many thanks to all, mine has a side conversion too so i'm very reluctant to start mucking about with it. will get it down the garage 1st thing monday am. will let you know how i get on.

csermanni wrote:
I simply by-passed the the rear heater matrix, by putting a bit of hose between the inlet and the outlet ...
... both of which are under the van where the drip is ...

Sleeved the leaking area?

alectroll wrote: can i top the coolant up if its not down too much? if so do i just top it up into the expansion tank?

Yes,Dave is right... Only top up if the level can still be seen in the header tak though...If the tank is completely empty, topping up may need to be followed up with a bleed, in case of any trapped air.

Yes i could still see the level so i put in some universal coolant from halfrauds today. It was only a tiny little puddle about the size of a saucer but will be getting it looked at, might have been the fact that it was an incredibly hot day that the hose expanded etc.

Yep, could well be...Hope you get it sorted

Just found out a leak on a water hose this morning, the one that is under the driver seat, and probably the crack has been there for a bit since the seat is soaked with coolant, luckly it seams all ok. I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get a new water hose.

Thanks

Flippa's silicon hoses - http://stores.ebay.co.uk/silicone-coola ... esstQQtZkm - or pm him