Slowly losing coolant
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:28 pm
Hi all
I was looking for a little advice regarding my 2010 1.6tdi. It's been losing coolant over that last few months, not massive amounts but I'm having to top up from min to max every 500 - 700 miles or so. I've checked the following and can confirm:
No evidence of leak on the drive
No steam from exhaust
No rough idle
No sweet smells in the cabin
No contamination of oil on the cap or dip stick
No hiss from coolant tank when engine is cold.
I've taken it to a garage for a pressure test and they say they couldn't find any external leaks. They've suggested it's either a head gasket problem or the EGR cooler. Both extremely expensive and they can't say for sure which one is causing the problem, so I might spend the money only to find the problem still exists.
I'm at a loss as to what to do. I asked them to do a head gasket sniffer test, but they said because my coolant tank looks stained/dirty it wouldn't be able to give an accurate indication??
If anyone is able to offer some advice, I'd be forever in your debt.
Thanks
I was looking for a little advice regarding my 2010 1.6tdi. It's been losing coolant over that last few months, not massive amounts but I'm having to top up from min to max every 500 - 700 miles or so. I've checked the following and can confirm:
No evidence of leak on the drive
No steam from exhaust
No rough idle
No sweet smells in the cabin
No contamination of oil on the cap or dip stick
No hiss from coolant tank when engine is cold.
I've taken it to a garage for a pressure test and they say they couldn't find any external leaks. They've suggested it's either a head gasket problem or the EGR cooler. Both extremely expensive and they can't say for sure which one is causing the problem, so I might spend the money only to find the problem still exists.
I'm at a loss as to what to do. I asked them to do a head gasket sniffer test, but they said because my coolant tank looks stained/dirty it wouldn't be able to give an accurate indication??
If anyone is able to offer some advice, I'd be forever in your debt.
Thanks