I have a pretty bad coolant leak. By coincidence I have it booked in for MOT and service on Monday morning.
I have a 22 mile trip to the garage. Any problems with filling/topping it up with coolant on Monday morning before setting off? Any precautions to take? I'll be taking some coolant with me and also a big cloth just in case!
Cheers Paul, Wakefield
booked in for MOT
filling/topping it up
precautions to take?
in case!
Why coolant? Just take plenty of water. Mike.
What kind of car where is the leak ? You should never run any modern car with a coolant leak (Rover owners especially take note) it will wreck the engine very quickly.
Well depends on how fast it's leaking, running a car with low coolant will wreck it but the leak may take some time.
It's a 1994 Rover 214. I got to work OK after topping up with half a litre of coolant before setting off. I suppose I could have just used water.
Anyway, it was the water pump that needed replacing. All done now and all in order.
Cheers Paul, Wakefield
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