Coolant consumption

[Gresley]

Is it normal for the Stag to use a little coolant? I cover 170 - 200 miles each week in mine and every other week I have to add about a couple ofegg cups full of coolant. Is this normal? I cannot find a leak anywhere, I replaced the manifold gaskets and water pump cover gasket last year and the hoses were renewed at Christmas. Does anyone else find this, or should coolant consumption be zero? I can only imagine that it must be evaporating:shock:

Cheers

Brian

[martin]

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Hiya Brian, your doing quite well, it's normal to loose a little coolant, it'snot a well designed system and a small amount is lost during the expansion / contraction cycle. Whisky drinkers understand, it's called the faireys dram. Martin.

[GDPR]

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I wouldn't be worrying about it - you can get some minor leakage into the vee from the inlet manifold gaskets and it boils off pretty quickly - mine does that and it's about 1/2 a tankful a month.

On that basis, yours isn't bad at all.....

[nib]

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Hi Brian

Try half a bottle of K-Seal well shaken,wont do no harm.

Mark

[GDPR]

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With or without ice and lemon?

[nib]

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Did I sound like Jimmy Bond there Kryten?

[GDPR]

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but of coursh, moneypenny

[Greenstag]

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Charles Dickens goes into a pub and orders a Martini

The barman says "Olive or Twist"

[Gresley]

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Hi folks

Many thanks for the very reassuring replies. I kind of suspected that the Stag may use a little coolant anyway but as this is my first Stag I am still on a steep learning curve!!! I'm still a little paranoid about the cooling system:shock:

My mind is now much more at rest, thanks!

Regards

Brian

[Coppo]

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Hi Brian.

Have you tried fitting a new 20lb pressure cap on the expansion bottle, it might help.

Paul.

[whereufromnosecity]

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You could always look in to fitting a header tank

[martin]

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Sadly header tank won't help - tried it, loads of other advantages but not that one. Martin.

[Gresley]

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Coppo wrote:

Hi Brian.

Have you tried fitting a new 20lb pressure cap on the expansion bottle, it might help.

Paul.

Hi Paul

The pressure cap looks quite new but I may buy one next time I'm in Paddocks.

Thanks

Brian