BP2411 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Hello everyone, when I was doing a service a few days ago I noticed my coolant level was below the MIN mark, luckily I had a 1L bottle of ready to use coolant so I put that in which took me to MAX, just checked the coolant and it's just below MIN. I can't see any obvious leaks and I haven't noticed any puddles under the car. Is there any go to areas to check? I know it's usually a sign of the head gasket going but wouldn't it be totally empty if that was the case? I'm sure I read something about the reservoir cap being a problem on these. Give me some good news people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 when I had 1.6tdci fiesta it would leak coolant slowly from the thermostat cover. the cover was plastic and probably deformed slightly. for a long time I could not tell where it leaked. I put some Radweld in it which stopped it for a while and then it leaked again, but that helped me find it. The Radweld left a red stain down the engine so i could see where it leaked, still hard to find though. I found it laying under the car and looking up and saw the red stain which lead to thermostat cover. Don't know if the parts are exactly same on 1.4tdci 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 2 hours ago, isetta said: when I had 1.6tdci fiesta it would leak coolant slowly from the thermostat cover. the cover was plastic and probably deformed slightly. for a long time I could not tell where it leaked. I put some Radweld in it which stopped it for a while and then it leaked again, but that helped me find it. The Radweld left a red stain down the engine so i could see where it leaked, still hard to find though. I found it laying under the car and looking up and saw the red stain which lead to thermostat cover. Don't know if the parts are exactly same on 1.4tdci Yep, 1.4 basically the same. Quite common for the thermostat housing to leak slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel8889 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Mines a 1.2 and I checked the coolant yesterday and it was very low , so I stopped it up to the max and now this afternoon its below the min. No obvious leaks Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP2411 Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 I'm pretty sure I just used radweld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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