Van back from garage today, seal had gone in the water pump and so they think that's where it was leaking from. That's been changed and now seems to be running ok and not losing coolant. Just keeping my fingers crossed that there's not been any lasting damage!

any leak in the system from a hose, water pump, rad leak, pipe, or anywhere may drop water when running, and let air IN when cooling, this air gathers around the highest spots around the system, usually the front heater, or the cylinder head, if it gathers into a significant sized pocket, it stops ...

Not exactly but as I took it to them the first time I would rather take it back to the same place as I am hoping they might be be able identify the problem having looked at it before rather than someone completely blind to it.

They assured me that it was re-filled and bled correctly so don't ...

So is that more likely to have caused the second overheating that say, the coolant not being bled and re-filled correctly?


The damage could have been done by the initial coolant loss or it could have been done after refilling. I don't know how you would prove it one way or another if you haven't ...

So is that more likely to have caused the second overheating that say, the coolant not being bled and re-filled correctly?

I think it would help to establish if it's actually smoke, or steam that you are seeing. Steam would be what you'd expect to find when the hot coolant is exposed to the atmosphere. Smoke would be a completely different thing & would suggest significant engine failure. If you've had some issues with ...

Thanks for the replies but unfortunately the saga continues.

Have now had the hose replaced and the coolant bleed and re-filled. Did not get the alarm fitted just yet as garage did not have time to order it and I wanted to get the repair done as soon as possible (perhaps a mistake in hindsight ...

Hi,

Yesterday morning after driving my Bongo approx. 3 miles to work I parked in the work car park, got out and noticed the van was surrounded in white smoke/steam (which soon disappeared once I switched the engine off).

I drove home later than evening and no problem so put it down to it being a ...