Lost most of my coolant on the way home...
27 November 2013, 06:35 PM
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If it blows up in a few weeks', I've already talked myself into a forged 2.1
27 November 2013, 08:43 PM
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I asked the same question.
My own theory was that the HG had gone, pressurised the coolant system and pop - radiator had given way. Andy rightly pointed out that the caps are designed to give way before that would ever happen, but also the various rubber/silicone hoses would have popped off long before a radiator split itself.
There was no evidence of road/debris damage, so we have to put it down to a faulty radiator in the first place. I'll have a good chat with them tomorrow when I collect the car, and like I said I'll be watching the coolant temperatures like a hawk (no pun intended ) for some months to come.
My own theory was that the HG had gone, pressurised the coolant system and pop - radiator had given way. Andy rightly pointed out that the caps are designed to give way before that would ever happen, but also the various rubber/silicone hoses would have popped off long before a radiator split itself.
There was no evidence of road/debris damage, so we have to put it down to a faulty radiator in the first place. I'll have a good chat with them tomorrow when I collect the car, and like I said I'll be watching the coolant temperatures like a hawk (no pun intended
) for some months to come.
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