I seem to be going around in circles with the diagnosis of my leon. I firstly found out in November that the drivers side of the heating was blowing cold and then a month later the coolant sprayed out and I found evidence on the outside of my car.
Things my mechanic friend has done:--
--Bought a new coolant cap.
--Done a pressure test, seem to be no issues from water pump, no leaking in the tray etc.
--done a coolant flush (which occasionally very slightly improved the heat on the drivers side by maybe 2 degrees).
--checked the silicone bag on the matrix which was intact.
I have now ordered a new Valeo Matrix. The coolant has not leaked for one month and a thousand miles so I did think the new cap fixed that issue, HOWEVER IT HAS NOW LEAKED AGAIN TODAY argghhhh!!! I looked on the oil cap today and I dont see any white residue. No white smoke etc.
I do see pink coolant on the plastic header tank along the rim which I dried with a paper towel.
So my question is. Are the two problems linked? Im hoping when the mechanic fits the new matrix then the coolant leak will finally go!!!
Im getting to the end of my tether and losing confidence in my car. The mechanic friend cannot fix the matrix for another month and im worried that I could cause further damage to my car or would it likely to be ok as long as I check the coolant daily?.
Im trying to avoid the main dealer as they will be charging me thousands which I dont really have. My mechanic friend comes with good credentials and trust him
Things my mechanic friend has done:--
--Bought a new coolant cap.
--Done a pressure test, seem to be no issues from water pump, no leaking in the tray etc.
--done a coolant flush (which occasionally very slightly improved the heat on the drivers side by maybe 2 degrees).
--checked the silicone bag on the matrix which was intact.
I have now ordered a new Valeo Matrix. The coolant has not leaked for one month and a thousand miles so I did think the new cap fixed that issue, HOWEVER IT HAS NOW LEAKED AGAIN TODAY argghhhh!!! I looked on the oil cap today and I dont see any white residue. No white smoke etc.
I do see pink coolant on the plastic header tank along the rim which I dried with a paper towel.
So my question is. Are the two problems linked? Im hoping when the mechanic fits the new matrix then the coolant leak will finally go!!!
Im getting to the end of my tether and losing confidence in my car. The mechanic friend cannot fix the matrix for another month and im worried that I could cause further damage to my car or would it likely to be ok as long as I check the coolant daily?.
Im trying to avoid the main dealer as they will be charging me thousands which I dont really have. My mechanic friend comes with good credentials and trust him
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