can anyone help me

pete66 · 14th September 2011, 16:11

As the title says can anyone help me by telling me what would be making have to fill radiator header tank up each week.

MangoMan · 14th September 2011, 16:16

A leak most definately I would say..... I understand the most likely is the Thermostat between the cylinder banks. I pressume you have a 2.0 V6? I have the same and I can't remember the last time I had to put in water, or oil come to think of it!

If you have a 1.8 it could be the Head Gasket.... Do a search on HGF here.

Cheers, Bill.

pete66 · 14th September 2011, 16:34

i have a 2.5v6 fella.

David3807 · 14th September 2011, 16:35

Or perhaps you are overfilling. How much are you putting in each week ??

pete66 · 14th September 2011, 16:39

i am putting roughly 2 litres a week in as when i check it the level is normally below the minimum marker inside the header tank.

rizel23 · 14th September 2011, 16:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by David3807

Or perhaps you are overfilling. How much are you putting in each week ??

this is a good point, i did this with mine when first got it, the water level sits very low on my 190 and apparently its perfectly normal. If over filled upto maximum it seems to self level is self out and drain any excess water out via pipe under car

FORGET THE ABOVE THEN - YOU HAVE A LEAK!

Typhoon190 · 14th September 2011, 16:49

Thermosatat under the inlet manifold in the V of the engine are week spots on the V6, as are the steel coolant pipes down by the subframe. Looks like my V6 has an interanl leak, which is rare, but not rare enough.

Best to have the undertray off to look for anything obvious first IMHO.

Hope you get it sorted.

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pete66 Gets stuck in rover 75 club auto saloon Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: chatham kent Posts: 523 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	i am putting roughly 2 litres a week in as when i check it the level is normally below the minimum marker inside the header tank.

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Typhoon190 This is my second home MG ZT-T 190 Monogram Typhoon Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 4,707 Thanks: 328 Thanked 557 Times in 443 Posts	Thermosatat under the inlet manifold in the V of the engine are week spots on the V6, as are the steel coolant pipes down by the subframe. Looks like my V6 has an interanl leak, which is rare, but not rare enough. Best to have the undertray off to look for anything obvious first IMHO. Hope you get it sorted.