Thread: 2.2 130 coolant leak?

Turn heater and fan on in car.
Can you smell coolant, if so heater core.
Have you checked the heater tap on the firewall common source of leaks.
Mark

Air con condensation drain?

I’ll second checking the heater tap. Also check the associated hoses haven’t rubbed on something, on ours the ECU was loose and had just started to rub on one of these hoses.

Thanks, I can't smell coolant with the heater on and I don't run the air con in winter..the passenger footwell is soaked so Im guessing a hose or tap, cheers

Check the plastic elbow left hand side top of oil filter housing for moister. It's part on the oil cooler circuit and coolant may be leaking past the "O" ring seal. If so, with engine cold loosen hose clip and catch fluid in a bucket, remove retaining bolt and jiggle elbow out, replace "O" ring, reinstall, fill coolant.
Regards Lesdef

I've just repaired a coolant leak which had coolant over a similar area. Turned out I'd a hole in the coolant line. This is the hose which runs from the rear-upper fitting from thermostat and then back towards engine block where it meets a three way plastic fitting. Picked up the rubber hose from EA Eagers parts at Pinkenbah for $142. Had to disconnect the upper rubber tube from intercooler to steel connection back to engine in order to remove hose clamps of pierced coolant line. Good Luck