Dripping breather???

Jacqui · Post by **Jacqui** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:01 pm

There is a drip coming from a breather pipe under the sill behind the drivers door. I suspect it may be from the coolant header tank after I have slightly overfilled it (a few weeks back now).
Can anyone confirm that this is correct or do I have to start crawling underneath to trace it back?

Thanks in anticipation.

Ralph · Post by **Ralph** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:44 pm

Think it's a drain pore a little water on the roof gutter and see if it
come out the same place also worth checking for rust round were
it come out.

roosteruk · Post by **roosteruk** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:13 pm

Is this not the drain tube from the sunroof gutter?

Peg leg Pete · Post by **Peg leg Pete** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:29 pm

Sounds like a gutter drain, not expansion drain that is at passenger side

Jacqui · Post by **Jacqui** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:59 pm

thanks for the help, I'm happy (& less paranoid) that it isn't the radiator breather.

Jacqui · Post by **Jacqui** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:52 pm

Turns out it was coolant, caught it dripping with engine still hot.
The day after the temp gauge went nuts

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Ended up flushing and bleeding the system @ 10 in the evening on Thursday so we could get to Cartmel on Friday.
Then, after test driving it I found a leak from the tee feeding the turbo

Cleaned it and sealed it with isopon resin, bled it again and went to bed.
Got to Cartmel & back without the gauge moving from 11-o-clock

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When the weather gets better I will crawl under the van to trace the origin of said hose.

Dripping breather???

Dripping breather???

Dripping Breather