I went for quick blast this morning and when I got home I noticed steam coming out of the bonnet vent. Not good. Stuck the car on the ramps and had a look at they problem.
Lots of nice red coolant covering the bottom the engine, the pulley wheels and most other stuff. 10 minutes with paper rags cleared most of it up and I could then try to trace the leak.
The engine was quite dry at the top with no obvious split or leaking hoses.
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From underneath the leaking fluid could be seen but the source was obscured. It appeared to come from behind the big pulley wheel with teeth on.
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WCA!, on Flickr
Unfortunately I couldn't see the top of this to get a definitive source for the leak. The only next steps I can think of are to whip out the radiator and start stripping back the engine until I find something.
This is not something I really want to do as trying to fix something when you don't know what is broken is always a bit hit and miss. The only other thing that struck me was the main fan seemed to wobble quite a bit when the engine was running. With the engine turned off I can spin it smoothly by hand. If I push one side of the fan backwards it will rock back and forwards a bit I don't think this is normal. this is my current main suspect.
If you need any more pics or video to help then please just ask.
Any suggestions on how to proceed VERY welcome.
Boxing Day coolant leak - help me trace it
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