Rob 1952
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Have a bit of a puzzler. My son has a vy wagon v6, which he only recently purchased.
He has receipts from the previous owner for a new water pump, thermostat and hoses, which are obviously new.
The problem is over a 200km trip it used 4 litres of coolant, there was no obvious leaks when the vehicle stopped, the temp gauge never rose on the trip. When I checked the radiator it had coolant, however the resivore tank was bone dry, I put in about 3 litres of coolant and it started flowing out of the resivore I couldnt see where from as it is hidden in the wheel arch. Iam wondering if the resivore tank could have a leak or does it have an overflow if overfilled. Any ideas would be appreciated before we take it to a radiator specialist.
He has receipts from the previous owner for a new water pump, thermostat and hoses, which are obviously new.
The problem is over a 200km trip it used 4 litres of coolant, there was no obvious leaks when the vehicle stopped, the temp gauge never rose on the trip. When I checked the radiator it had coolant, however the resivore tank was bone dry, I put in about 3 litres of coolant and it started flowing out of the resivore I couldnt see where from as it is hidden in the wheel arch. Iam wondering if the resivore tank could have a leak or does it have an overflow if overfilled. Any ideas would be appreciated before we take it to a radiator specialist.