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Re: Expansion Tank?
Posted: 08 Jan 2023, 13:06
by mioba
You can usually see combustion gasses as bubbling in the coolant and the inc in pressure
will force fluid into the tank behind the number plate flap.
Re: Expansion Tank?
Posted: 09 Jan 2023, 10:04
by TONYT25T25
And of course a milky coloured substance in the oil cap and dipstick.
Re: Expansion Tank?
Posted: 10 Jan 2023, 20:47
by Aidan
TONYT25T25 wrote: ↑09 Jan 2023, 10:04
And of course a milky coloured substance in the oil cap and dipstick.
only if coolant is leaking into oil
gasket can just let go between combustion chamber and coolant bores or head can crack allowing gas into coolant channels hence products of combustion in coolant, and over pressurised cooling system
Re: Expansion Tank?
Posted: 11 Jan 2023, 19:13
by TONYT25T25
Aidan wrote: ↑10 Jan 2023, 20:47
TONYT25T25 wrote: ↑09 Jan 2023, 10:04
And of course a milky coloured substance in the oil cap and dipstick.
only if coolant is leaking into oil
gasket can just let go between combustion chamber and coolant bores or head can crack allowing gas into coolant channels hence products of combustion in coolant, and over pressurised cooling system
V true must remember that.
