Hi all,
I've a 1.8 FR with the Gen3 EA888.
Sometimes when I pull up I can see steam (not loads) from the bonnet. Coolant is dropping but only very slowly.
Changing the oil today, I thought I'd hunt around to see if I could identify the location. I know that the waterpump is a likely culprit but I'm not going to just spend £300+ and take a days leave to change it only for it to turn out to be something else!
Strangely, I've noticed damp on TOP of the I let manifold. Maybe unrelated.
Some other possible areas....
This one, a coolant coloured drip of the injector rail, how would it get there?
Some residue on the oil pan..white...could that be coolant or is it road salt maybe? I don't think it's this one. But never seen white residue on an oil pan before, then again all my other cars have always had a smooth metal pan.
Could it be this coolant connection near the turbo, which I see from Google is common. It's such a hot area...no moisture there, but there is some crusty residue (but it's not G13 coloured!).
Underside of the waterpump looks OK to me? It's on 80k, I believe. 2018 car.
This coolant hose looks like a possibility? Maybe I could switch out that clamp for a stainless jubilee clip?
Last thing - my header tank was still the original 'mit silika', so I changed it for a brand new one (and new cap), without. Will see if it's still doing it later today, would be nice if the new tank/cap resolved it but I think it's unlikely.
Cheers in advance for anyone's help.
I've a 1.8 FR with the Gen3 EA888.
Sometimes when I pull up I can see steam (not loads) from the bonnet. Coolant is dropping but only very slowly.
Changing the oil today, I thought I'd hunt around to see if I could identify the location. I know that the waterpump is a likely culprit but I'm not going to just spend £300+ and take a days leave to change it only for it to turn out to be something else!
Strangely, I've noticed damp on TOP of the I let manifold. Maybe unrelated.
Some other possible areas....
This one, a coolant coloured drip of the injector rail, how would it get there?
Some residue on the oil pan..white...could that be coolant or is it road salt maybe? I don't think it's this one. But never seen white residue on an oil pan before, then again all my other cars have always had a smooth metal pan.
Could it be this coolant connection near the turbo, which I see from Google is common. It's such a hot area...no moisture there, but there is some crusty residue (but it's not G13 coloured!).
Underside of the waterpump looks OK to me? It's on 80k, I believe. 2018 car.
This coolant hose looks like a possibility? Maybe I could switch out that clamp for a stainless jubilee clip?
Last thing - my header tank was still the original 'mit silika', so I changed it for a brand new one (and new cap), without. Will see if it's still doing it later today, would be nice if the new tank/cap resolved it but I think it's unlikely.
Cheers in advance for anyone's help.
