Parking my Rover 220 outside sainsburys I noticed a load of water dropping out - there was a trail of water about 200yards long! Got the car towed back home. But now cannot find out what caused it! I refilled the system - left it running for ages - went on a 20mile round trip - and no sign of any problems. I suppose I should count my blessings but on the other hand I cannot rely on it. Any thoughts as to what could have caused this? GTS
Suddenly dropped water
Aug 09, 2007
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Assuming it is coolant (rather than plain water or washer fluid) was the system overfull before the incident? does the cooling fan run? either can cause a car to throw out water when it gets really hot.
Turned out to be a leak from the main hose into the expansion tank. I tightened it up and now all is well. I did replace the A/F mix in May, and I know it has a 'seeking' quality, but suprising it leaked several months later... GTS
Good. but check that there isn't a crack in the pipe (part of the expansion tank) I have seen several cracked tanks in the last couple of years.
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