Loosing Coolent

[Guinness]

Well I seem to be leaking or something. I do rev quite high never in the red but I have been raking the tits off the car anyway I seem to have eaten the coolent. EEEk How do I top it up, (presuming I need some anti freze from seat there own brand) and whats the problem likely 2 be

 

[goble]

coluld be a leak or could be headgasket take to a gararge to get it looked at bofore to cook it and you top it up in the round bottle with the blueish cap that says either G11 or G12 on it water will be ok as a small top up

 

[air121005]

SEAT anti-freeze???????????

i'm sure off the shelf at halfords will do!

 

[Guinness]

nah they have that mix, g12 or something coolent is usualy perminent and therefore when I find out theres a leak Im rather scared lol

 

[air121005]

G11, G12???????????

what is it?

SEAT (££££) Anti-Freeze???

 

[goble]

a form of coolant becareful not to mix because some turn to jelly like substance and DONT flow just block

 

[Nath.]

there is a pressure valve inside the blue filler cap, this can go faulty and let out a bit of steam and make the level drop

a new cap is only a few quid, probably less than a bottle of seat antifreeze

 

[Poverty]

are we talking about antifreeze here or coolant as I swear they are two completely different things!

 

[Guinness]

coolent has anti freeze in. its baisicly water with anti freeze. Cool ill get a new cap although the seal did release fine before and Ill get some G12 as Iv put some water in till tomorow ( measured how much I put in so I know how much G12 2 put in aswell).

 

[Vag_Dave]

Where do you get G12 from? SEAT Only?

 

[Guinness]

all VAG got mine from VW for £6 today

 

[Poverty]

coolent has anti freeze in. its baisicly water with anti freeze. Cool ill get a new cap although the seal did release fine before and Ill get some G12 as Iv put some water in till tomorow ( measured how much I put in so I know how much G12 2 put in aswell).

I see thanks

 

[rashcupra]

be dead carefull you put the G12 in (pink) as a 50/50 mix with water as ive seen vag cars sensors fook by putting cheap coolant in the system! ive got 4spare bottles at home just incase!

 

[Vag_Dave]

Rash, G12 is pink then! i need to get some!!

 

[reedbradshaw]

! ! thats it once my cars out of warrentee im never driving fast ! to scared to break it

 

[rashcupra]

vag dave yes G12 is pink! and unmixed

 

[andycupra]

how much coolant are you losing? any idea of how much over how long?
is it just when running?

 

[Guinness]

lost about a cm over a month

 

[andycupra]

have you done the comparisons when the car is cold only?

as when the car is running hot the levels will be higher.
( so if you checked first time when hot then next time when cold you could see a 1 cm drop easily )

 

[Nath.]

lost about a cm over a month

a faulty expansion tank cap is the favorite and only a few quid too


I remember I had a vauxhall carlton a few years ago and that used to have the same problem as you are having

one cold winters day I went to top up the washer fluid after a run home from work, lifted the bonnet and saw a little trail of steem rising from the expansion tank cap, replaced it and never had another problem with coolant loss