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  1. 28th October 2012, 01:20 PM #1
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    Emergency: Coolant Dumping From Resoviour

    I am asking for all and any help I can get.........
    My 2004 D2 had its suspension lift fitted on friday...... all seemed well untill i noticed that when i shut off the car it seems to dump a fair amount of coolant through the hole in the bottom of the coolant resoviour.... What is this hole? why is it dumping coolant? at the petrol station when I shut down the car it dump a very large amount of coolant and i quickly started the car again and it stopped dumping coolant immediatly then when I arrived home and shut it off it didnt dump any? what is going on?!?!?!

    Please any help is appreciated greatly!
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  2. 28th October 2012, 02:42 PM #2
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    Hole in bottom of coolant tank? should be NO hole in bottom. Do you mean the overflow pipe? Small black plastic line from top of tank? Or is it just your airconditioer drains? we need some more info for a correct diag. Pics? how much coolant is left in tank?
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  3. 28th October 2012, 02:50 PM #3
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    Maybe you have cracked the small black plastic pipe that runs from the expansion tank to the top of the radiator. It is very brittle and easily broken it the tank is moved. Better to replace the whole pipe with rubber.
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  4. 28th October 2012, 03:42 PM #4
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    heres a picture of the hole taken with a mirror..... its a large moulded hole you can fit your finger up it?
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  5. 28th October 2012, 04:18 PM #5
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    Any bets that the installers have hit the bottom of the coolant header when installing the lift kit?
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  6. 28th October 2012, 04:21 PM #6
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    coolant header?
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  7. 28th October 2012, 04:35 PM #7
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    Reservoir, header. If you want to be proper, "Expansion tank".
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  8. 28th October 2012, 05:00 PM #8
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    The tank lifts out--
    gently--
    just release the pipe from the side.
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    I'm guessing by the " hole " that its a V8?

    are ALL these hoses connected??
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  10. 28th October 2012, 05:05 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by OffTrack View Post
    Any bets that the installers have hit the bottom of the coolant header when installing the lift kit?
    I'd take that bet. Pretty easy to dislodge a hose. General area for the RHS shock absorber.
    Don't think springs install would cause it, but shocks are a different story.
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