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lifeguard
28-06-2005, 09:01 AM
Hi Guyz.
I have a TP magna 2.6 auto.
I noticed last night that it is losing some water.
I travel from the Gold Coast to brissy every day and topped her up before I left, before travelling home I checked the level in the radiator, it needed about 600mls, the overflow bottle was still full though.

any ideas, its not over heating, and it runs perfectly.

any simple ways of pressure testing it yourself, or obvious places to look for leakages, do's and don't etc.

Cheers in advance.
:cool:

Aströn Boy
28-06-2005, 09:22 AM
look around the tops and bottom of the joins, where the large open area attaches to the finned section, most common place of leakages. also hear the rad cap itself.
water pump could have a leak

hell anywhere that theres a water inlet or out, check becoz it may not be ure radiator could be an old corroded hose or seal or connection.
but ure radiator check the place i said above.

mad lanté
28-06-2005, 09:44 PM
check ur oil...
also does it bubble if u have the cap off with the car running cold?

Meph
30-06-2005, 12:55 PM
similar things happened to me, my moneys on the radiator cap

Fairclough
05-07-2005, 04:09 PM
that or it could be a cracked head... if you notice a decrease in oil then yes it would be...