water leaking from coolant overflow

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lowrider1
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Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:23 pm

Guys

whilst driving for about 30 mins and then parked up water starts leaking from the coolant overflow pipe why is that ?? ....its really annoying
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Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:49 am

overfilled the coolant so when it heats up and expands the overflow does its job, either that or you could have a blockage somewhere?
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Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:08 am

Try a new pressure cap before you get too involved in deeper theories.
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Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:56 pm

thanks ill try it out
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