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  1. 2nd October 2023, 09:22 AM #1
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    Topping up coolant.

    I think the ( water cooled) oil cooler is leaking. car looses about a litre an hour?? ( I've only run it for an hour each day in this condition)
    When cold in the morning the expansion tank is under a slight vacuum,
    If yesterday is any indication it will take at least 1 litre to top up to halfway up the expansion tank, but yesterday I also got a low level coolant warning after 5 minutes running, the warning did go away..

    Start the car and fill?
    Fill when cold again?
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    Start and trickle in slowly
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    Is the coolant leaking externally,that is you can see the leak?
    If not it could mean it is leaking internally which is not good,i wouldn't be driving it.
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    A litre an hour could turn into instant emptying depending on from where it is leaking.
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    Have you checked the oil dip stick, Pedro?
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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post
    Have you checked the oil dip stick, Pedro?
    It may have the electronic level indicator?

    But it should read OK i presume.

    I hope 1 litre an hour of coolant is not going into the oil
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    The evidence is an oily water drip overnight..
    plus the water amount needed to refill....

    I reckon it had this oil cooler thing when I bought it.. an overnight oil drip, after a new gasket in Darwin I got no more low coolant level warnings or oil concerns untill it split a heater hose this year..

    So I have some experience about how this thing ( IF I am right..)losses coolant..

    Drove it another hour and a half to Christies Beach today,, temps are a lot lower in traffic than at 100kays....

    God I HATE SA roads... they put everything that needs a manhole cover on the wheel tracks...
    "How long since you've visited The Good Oil?"

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  8. 2nd October 2023, 08:43 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by scarry View Post

    I hope 1 litre an hour of coolant is not going into the oil

    Me too!! no way to know...
    It is being serviced by Bigjon at Mitchem/Adelaide on Thursday/Friday..
    "How long since you've visited The Good Oil?"

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    '01 V8 D2
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    '03 4.6 V8 HSE D2a with Tornado ECM
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    '16.5 RRS SDV8
    '21 to Infinity and Beyond!

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  9. 2nd October 2023, 09:03 PM #9
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    Any emulsion under the 710 cap?
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    No oil in the coolant?

    Check the oil level display.
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