Hi
I've had my 130tdi for a week and it's already causing me grief.
Firstly I have a coolant leak in the expansion tank, I see it dripping from underneath when I top up the coolant past the MIN level so I suppose that needs replacing.
Temp has seemed fine but the car has done 107k and it's giving me a whoosh of air even hours after it has had the engine turned off so there's pressure shooting out when I open the expansion tank lid.
Now i'm just wondering if this points to a broken water pump or a head gasket? Because the car is new to me I don't know if it has a coolant leak but when I got it I had to add about 1.5l of coolant to it to bring it up to the MIN marker - but whether this was a case of a leak into the engine or a leak of steam out of the expansion tank I don't know.
Are there any definitive tests I can have done or should I just get the pump/belt and headgasket changed?
Thanks
Btw I have no creamy oil cap. Looks like a months wages are about to say godbye though.
I've had my 130tdi for a week and it's already causing me grief.
Firstly I have a coolant leak in the expansion tank, I see it dripping from underneath when I top up the coolant past the MIN level so I suppose that needs replacing.
Temp has seemed fine but the car has done 107k and it's giving me a whoosh of air even hours after it has had the engine turned off so there's pressure shooting out when I open the expansion tank lid.
Now i'm just wondering if this points to a broken water pump or a head gasket? Because the car is new to me I don't know if it has a coolant leak but when I got it I had to add about 1.5l of coolant to it to bring it up to the MIN marker - but whether this was a case of a leak into the engine or a leak of steam out of the expansion tank I don't know.
Are there any definitive tests I can have done or should I just get the pump/belt and headgasket changed?
Thanks
Btw I have no creamy oil cap. Looks like a months wages are about to say godbye though.