Coolant Overfill??? Help!!!

R8smv

R8smv

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What happens if you over fill the header tank will this do any damage?? the reason i ask is that my missus bumped the car. During repair they drained the system and did not put enough coolant back in so when I picked the car up the coolant warning came on.
I called them and the sent Wallace and Gromit out the next morning (Christmas Eve) They claimed that there was an existing leak and just poured a litre of coolant in which took the level to well over max and told me it would find it's own level. When they had left I went for a drive when I returned home and stopped there was steam coming out of the radiator.

Is this right???

They have taken the car away again just don't want them blaming the problem on a pre-existing issue if over filling can damage the system.

Also when the car first went in after the bump the airbag light and engine management light were on. They told me these lights were cleared by the local Audi dealership do Audi not supply a certificate for any work carried out on airbags?? VW did. Cos this has not been supplied.:confused: Help
 
Oh dear!:( Not a good time of year to be fretting over the pride and joy. Did the airbag activate in the bump? As its a safety issue, I am certain that any replacement work should be noted in the applicable part of the service book. Trusting that one of our mechanical gurus will help you on your coolant issue, I hope you get it all sorted. Cant see excess coolant damaging the system though, the steam you noted was probably a safety function operating to get rid of the excess pressure. Good luck:D
 
When you say a bump, I take it was front impact. Its possible that the radiator was damaged, but the garage had not noticed and are now trying to say its a fault from before.

Alan
 
It was a front impact at about 20mph they replaced the condensor?? but not the radiator they are investigating further.
 
If the condensor was replaced, then the rad has got to be damaged too - they sit one on top of another!

Sounds like the 'ship being spoiled for a hapeth o' tar' to me!

Cheers,

Mike
 
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