xcentric
Member Since: 17 Jan 2016
Location: Midlands
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| leaking coolant - bigger issues? | |
noticed on my 200 TDi defender a large pool of liquid underneath it in the spring. Didn't have time to look at it then.
Looked at it today - very little coolant, so topped up with water as suspected leak - indeed, it's flooding out the top fan pulley and from a slit in the main hose from filler to radiator.
So clearly it's frozen and split stuff over the winter. I may well have cocked up antifreeze levels  . However, that's by the by.
Happy enough to replace water pump and hoses, but have background concern that it may have done engine block damage. Anyone any experience of this happening? Am hopeful that the solid nature of the engine and the fact that it's clearly relieved pressure elsewhere means it's probably ok.
Anyone know if there's a good way to tell? Oil seems fine on dipstick, and until I get the parts I can't run it much - I assume I'd see white smoke in the exhaust from leaking water if it was a problem? Any other ways to tell?
thanks! (fingers crossed, hey?!)
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21st Jul 2018 4:19pm |
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xcentric
Member Since: 17 Jan 2016
Location: Midlands
Posts: 247
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engine turns over and chugs along fine, no white smoke.
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21st Jul 2018 5:23pm |
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