Last couple of times I have driven the S2 (3b) it has given me the beep beep water warning and not because it is just having a bad day going round too many left handers.
I have had to top up the header tank with approx 0.5-0.75 litres of water as the level is a good inch or so below the max/min seam line. I noticed the small indented recess on the top of the tank is full of pink coolant. My first thought was there might be a small crack in the bottom of the recess but then thought it would probably suck it back in when the system wasnt pressurised.
Could it possibly be a faulty header tank cap that is allowing water/coolant to escape when under pressure? It screws on nice and tight (is a bloody pain to undo sometimes) I cannot understand how this little recess on top of the tank is filling up. Whatever is escaping, I assume it evaporating under the heat of the bonnet etc but the small pool remains in this recess. Expansion tank looks fairly old (grimey brownish colour)
Temp gauge is behaving fine, car is driving fine, no loss of anything that I can tell other than a bizarre loss of water.
Anyone had anything similar before? Cannot see any dampness on the carpets, so thinking matrix is fine and although the aux rad has seen better days, the main radiator is pretty much spanking new. Cannot see any signs of leakage from any pipes coming around the cooling system.
Hoping it is nothing serious but obviously concerning. Suggestions welcome, cheers guys.
I have had to top up the header tank with approx 0.5-0.75 litres of water as the level is a good inch or so below the max/min seam line. I noticed the small indented recess on the top of the tank is full of pink coolant. My first thought was there might be a small crack in the bottom of the recess but then thought it would probably suck it back in when the system wasnt pressurised.
Could it possibly be a faulty header tank cap that is allowing water/coolant to escape when under pressure? It screws on nice and tight (is a bloody pain to undo sometimes) I cannot understand how this little recess on top of the tank is filling up. Whatever is escaping, I assume it evaporating under the heat of the bonnet etc but the small pool remains in this recess. Expansion tank looks fairly old (grimey brownish colour)
Temp gauge is behaving fine, car is driving fine, no loss of anything that I can tell other than a bizarre loss of water.
Anyone had anything similar before? Cannot see any dampness on the carpets, so thinking matrix is fine and although the aux rad has seen better days, the main radiator is pretty much spanking new. Cannot see any signs of leakage from any pipes coming around the cooling system.
Hoping it is nothing serious but obviously concerning. Suggestions welcome, cheers guys.
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