Suspected Coolant Leak

[bhvm]

he he.
it's a stupid village with no svc till 100km.
have to stay for business reasons.

 

[singh890]

Did you get it checked by any mechanic so far? There could be lot of reasons for a coolant leak
1. Hose leak
2. small hole in the radiator
3. Coolant leaking from the gasket head.

But since it happens when you drive the car and park it right? In that case get the coolant hose/clamp checked which connects with the engine. My cousin had the same problem in his Octavia. If the car was not used for 3-4 days than no leakage used to be found and when he used to drive and park his car there were coolant drops similar to yours. And the culprit was a leaking gasket as the sealant inside (orange rubber like thing) was broken from where the coolant was leaking. So please check that area as well for leakage.

 

[bhvm]

thanks for the input.
the SVC is planning to send a Mechanic to my place in a day or 2.

 

[bhvm]

the Mechanic just visited.
he noticed there's a drain valve below radiator which is leaking. the valve will be sent to me and Will be replaced at residence itself.

I wonder, they just did a coolant flush recently, any possibility that they spoiled the valve?

 

[kinshuk.arya]

the Mechanic just visited.
he noticed there's a drain valve below radiator which is leaking. the valve will be sent to me and Will be replaced at residence itself.

I wonder, they just did a coolant flush recently, any possibility that they spoiled the valve?

The service center guys might have over tightened the valve leading to a crack, but the point is how can that be proved?

 

[bhvm]

problem solved!

the Mechanic came in today and brought a refurbished drain plug. it was really 2 min job to replace it. it's a small plastic screw about 1cm large.

we then put the vehicle on idle at various rpm to check leaks. everything seems good!

 

[bhvm]

the dealership sent one of their senior mechanics just to inspect and see if things are fine. he took an extensive test. including driving, idling and revving. they revved till.engine temp came uptown half the gauge. nothing leaked and fan function was normal. it appears fan starts only when temp is quite high.

meanwhile, I asked him to check why heater is not working. he spent a good hour fiddling and finding stuff under the dashboard. opened some gears and levers. finally he gave up and said the whole dashboard needs to be opened to check why heater won't work.