coolant

[ab56452001]

hi,got a series 1, now and again i got to fill up my coolant resvoir,the one on the drivers side, but the passenger side one still has some coolant in it that should have been sucked over to the other container, anybody got any ideas???? thanks.............

[mongoose3800]

I'd guess that the coolant may not be making it the overflow tank on the passenger side due to a leak. This overflow tank is a waste of time. It could be nothing more than a leak in the outer cover of the surge tank cap. If the fluid in the surge tank never goes below 2/3 you probably don't have a real problem. However, if this fluid is dropping in the surge tank you have a leak somewhere. Make sure your surge tank is in good nick. With age they can crack. I'd also check surge tank cap and then start looking a pipes and welsh plugs.