1.8 Coolant Loss

The Rovering Member · 7th August 2019, 07:15

As above, l'm having to top up every couple of weeks. Very rarely l get the cylinder loss chugging on start-up vis-à-vis the inlet manifold gasket & now l'm getting occasional faint whiffs of coolant in the car. Under the bonnet the horizontal engine mount on the offside seems permanently wet & the surrounding area has dried muddy-looking water stains but l can't see any actual leaks.

Any advice for me.

T-Cut · 7th August 2019, 08:26

Water pump gland? It's a common leak spot in the 1.8 engines.

TC

The Rovering Member · 7th August 2019, 17:21

The water pump was replaced 20,000 miles ago though l realise you can never completely trust new components, but it was from DMGRS & fitted by Andy (Shiner). And l can't see any sign of leaks other than the offside engine mount being wet.
It may not be the problem but l think l may start looking for an alloy manifold.

7th August 2019, 07:15	#1
The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,958 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	1.8 Coolant Loss As above, l'm having to top up every couple of weeks. Very rarely l get the cylinder loss chugging on start-up vis-à-vis the inlet manifold gasket & now l'm getting occasional faint whiffs of coolant in the car. Under the bonnet the horizontal engine mount on the offside seems permanently wet & the surrounding area has dried muddy-looking water stains but l can't see any actual leaks. Any advice for me. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it.

7th August 2019, 17:21	#3
The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,958 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	The water pump was replaced 20,000 miles ago though l realise you can never completely trust new components, but it was from DMGRS & fitted by Andy (Shiner). And l can't see any sign of leaks other than the offside engine mount being wet. It may not be the problem but l think l may start looking for an alloy manifold. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it.

7th August 2019, 08:26	#2
T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,753 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	Water pump gland? It's a common leak spot in the 1.8 engines. TC