Rover 75 1800 turbo losing water from header cap

[andrewscruff]

I think I may of over filled it I’ve drained system and refilled bleed the system been on a half hou r drive checked when I got back not leaking from the cap will check tank in the morning before I set off home the 3 hour journey let you know how it go’s thanks for all your help


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Originally Posted by andrewscruff

I think I may of over filled it I’ve drained system and refilled bleed the system been on a half hou r drive checked when I got back not leaking from the cap will check tank in the morning before I set off home the 3 hour journey let you know how it go’s thanks for all your help

A simple check when things like this are happening, is to note whether there's any residual pressure in the header tank when stone cold fiollowing a long drive. Leave it untouched overnight. There shouldn't be any escape of pressure when releasing the cap. Residual cold pressure means exhaust gas in the system.


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[andrewscruff]

Ok thank you very much


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[Brunty]

I have commented on this before, when I first got my 1.8 L 75 I was overfilling and worrying about HGF. However car does not lose any coolant at all, yet even after standing for 2 - 3 days there is always a release of pressure when I take the cap off. Does not happen on my V6.

[andrewscruff]

I have made it home no problems what so ever I will let the car cool down and check the water level thanks for your advice Andy


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[andrewscruff]

Rover 75 turbo 1800 another question for you I had the brake warning come up on the dash went to quick fit to change the pads checked the pads are nearly brand new so didn’t change them warning went off on the drive home came back on do you reckon it could be the sensor I’m going to disconnect the battery for a while see if it clears the fault thanks


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[planenut]

Originally Posted by andrewscruff

Rover 75 turbo 1800 another question for you I had the brake warning come up on the dash went to quick fit to change the pads checked the pads are nearly brand new so didn’t change them warning went off on the drive home came back on do you reckon it could be the sensor I’m going to disconnect the battery for a while see if it clears the fault thanks


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Don't worry about that light as you've proved it by examination. By searching the forum you'll find lots of comments about this.

The amber light is a warning, not a mandatory, so when you have time, just check out the advice that will shortly be coming from other members.

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The pad wear warning will show if there's an electrical break in the sensor wiring. It's a simple loop around front and rear pads. It's supposed to break when one of the pad sensor heads is worn through, but if there's simply a bad connection somewhere, the warning light pops on. The wear heads may be unaffected. First place to check is the sensor heads themselves and then the connectors behind the wheel arch liners. These are a common cause of false warnings.


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Originally Posted by andrewscruff

Rover 75 turbo 1800 another question for you I had the brake warning come up on the dash went to quick fit to change the pads checked the pads are nearly brand new so didn’t change them warning went off on the drive home came back on do you reckon it could be the sensor I’m going to disconnect the battery for a while see if it clears the fault thanks


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Wasn't your Hand Brake warning light by any chance was it ??---