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Removed window tints today.. much prefer sun shades I have
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Today I... did a filters and oil service on my car and tried to hunt down the cause of my coolant loss.

Head gasket leak test on the coolant to check for contamination with combustion was negative - whew...

I found coolant dripping from the underside of the gearbox on the near side. Directly under the header tank. No obvious coolant anywhere else. I’m thinking it’s leaking from the tank. The cap, when fully tightened, still had quite a bit of play land movement. Luckily I had a spare so I swapped and the replacement didn’t move at all. Perhaps just a bad seal on the cap. Fingers crossed.

While I was in there I noticed that the big silver intercooler pipe across the front of the engine was seriously rattly and mobile. The little rubber block and bolt on the middle seemed to have no grip at all. I tightened it up and a serious amount of rattle seems to have gone.

Fingers crossed that my problems are sorted.


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@Darren C nice attention to detail on the partial strip down! :cool: Lovely pics too!

Your A2 looks stunning, really looking forward to having a good look at a show this year :)
 
Today I... did a filters and oil service on my car and tried to hunt down the cause of my coolant loss.

Head gasket leak test on the coolant to check for contamination with combustion was negative - whew...

I found coolant dripping from the underside of the gearbox on the near side. Directly under the header tank. No obvious coolant anywhere else. I’m thinking it’s leaking from the tank. The cap, when fully tightened, still had quite a bit of play land movement. Luckily I had a spare so I swapped and the replacement didn’t move at all. Perhaps just a bad seal on the cap. Fingers crossed.

While I was in there I noticed that the big silver intercooler pipe across the front of the engine was seriously rattly and mobile. The little rubber block and bolt on the middle seemed to have no grip at all. I tightened it up and a serious amount of rattle seems to have gone.

Fingers crossed that my problems are sorted.


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Check your Coolant Flange. And the Tandem Pump End Gasket. Diesel leaks from these and attacks the Coolant Flange Gasket and the various Coolant Pipes in that area... New End Plate Gaskets are available separately from Darwen Diesels... ? ? ?
 
Cheers buddy, it isn't perfect, none are, appreciate your kind comments. I look forward to having a good look around your lovely Storm too.

@Darren C nice attention to detail on the partial strip down! :cool: Lovely pics too!

Your A2 looks stunning, really looking forward to having a good look at a show this year :)
 
Not quite as far as you might think. I've been mountaineering in the Gran Sasso massif over the last week, so Naples was only three hours away.



Eh, indeed ...hopefully not. I think I probably flirted more with death in the Gran Sasso.

Cheers,

Tom
"Vedi Napoli e poi muori!" is not really about dying, but my "hope not" was for you to return and not the more historical meaning of being in awe of the beauty and never wanting to leave (and eventually dying there) as anywhere else is inferior. Most likely not true in this day and age.

Andy
 
Today I met smokey and his castle red tdi 2001.
He's in need of help with a part hard to get.
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