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21st February 2021, 17:18 | #1 |
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V6 coolant bottle empty
Not driven the V6 manual 190 since early October. I went to check the coolant level the other day and the bottle is bone dry. Is this normal if a car has been standing for a few months?
I put in 750ml bottle of water into it but it went straight down and the bottle is still completely empty. A little worried..... The engine has had a rebuild in the last few years before being fitted to the car.
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Not normal - check my V6s perhaps once or month or before a longer journey, hardly ever need to add a drop. Sometimes after draining you might need to top up but yours sounds worrying.
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Are you sure that your anti freeze was correct before the freeze? It's easy to forget to check it,
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The coolant level has never dropped in my two v6's and two diesels and my dads diesel except for 2 occasions when there was a minor leak. Would check for common leak areas such as the thermostat.
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Coolant level V6
I had a similar problem - turned out that the rubber hose that goes into the bottom of the expansion tank was rubbing on the air filter housing lip and had made a small hole. It is also worth checking the rubber hoses and metal tube that run along the bottom of front subframe as there is opportunity for some 'chaffage' there. In the end I just replaced the hoses.
Also - watch out if your coolant level drops too low as you may have to bleed the system when topping up otherwise you end up with air locks which just add to your misery |
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Leak in the v, thermostat housing. Happened on mine a few weeks ago 2 8mm bolts to remove engine cover and shine a torch in, you can see coolant pooling. 2 minute job to check. Surprised as it was less than 4 years that thermostat housing and pipes where replaced.
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I think that Mike is suggesting Ravinder that following your engine's rebuild, if plain water was used rather than antifreeze solution, it would have frozen during the recent cold spell and caused a leak.
In your shoes the first thing I would do is top-up the expansion tank to the 'MAX' tab inside and use the car regularly whilst monitoring the coolant level. At the first sign of loss, look carefully for traces of antifreeze solution. Simon
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You don't say if you have started the engine.-
If not then make sure the water hasn't got into a cylinder. If a cylinder has water in it then the first thing to happen is the con rod will be driven up through a piston. ---- |
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Last antifreeze change carried out in March 2017, after the last thermostat replacement. The coolant was introduced using a genuine MGR vacuum tool according to the book, and the preceding defective "genuine" thermostat assemblies were changed under warranty by DMGRS, scant consolation when the inlet needs to comes off again So four years, it's due a change.......but plain water wasn't used after the engine was replaced |
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