Unfortunately, Haynes don't do a manual.Not sure if it is from anywhere else as viewing is difficult, water is coming out slowly when engine off and speeds up when engine running.
Having never worked on an 'F' how do I gain access to said parts? I guess it would be adviseable to purchase a Haynes? I'm not one to always need instructions but in this case to pick the brains of those that know would be the ideal route.
I am guessing that we had better not use the car until it can be rectified? Not wanting hgf!
Main inspection panel..........now that's a question!
David, I know about what needs to come off, the question was more to do with how I get to them! All I could see was the offside wheel arch liner that exposes the crank pulley. Do I take it there are a couple of other panels hidden to gain further access? Excuse my ignorance but I am new to this layout and don't know my way around this particular model.
As for the colour of the coolant and staining, it was fresh coolant with no obvious staining as you showed in the picture.
What was also strange was that I checked the car later on today to find the expansion tank level okay. Took the car for a 20 mile run, stopped and checked the levels many times to find the coolant level had not dropped and no signs of any other leaking. Now this boggles me somewhat as I was expecting it to be leaking as it did this morning. The gauge is as before, just below midpoint, no other signs and nothing to indicate any other problems.
Very strange!
is it possible they did a top up before you collected, which may have pooled somewhere before spilling down into the pump area?
just a thought.
OK, the main inspection panel is beneath the rear parcel shelf.If the tank was overfilled would this be connected? It was picked up last Weds, drive back was fine with no issues. The test drive showed up no issues either as I was quite thorough. Not something you could hide, the tank was clean as was the coolant.
It is baffling me now. If it continued to leak I could accept this, but for it to leak then stop is not helping!
OK, the main inspection panel is beneath the rear parcel shelf.
You need to unclip the back of the soft top, I think there are 5 cam clips.
Then you can pull the rear of the top up and tie it out of the way.
The carpet and sound proofing just pull out exposing a metal panel secured with 10mm bolts. Take this off.
The engine is now accessible.
ps Make sure the rear window is warm and flexible before you do this or you could split the rear window as well.
pps You could lose coolant through a dodgy expansion tank cap. Is there any staining around the top of the tank? Make sure the coolant is only filled to the seam on the tank. Check the pipework attached to the expansion tank too.
Ah right! That was what I needed to know, thank you kind sir! I did get so far with this but thought I had better leave it as I did not want to damage anything. Do I need to remove the panel that shrouds the windstopper and goes behind the seats? Or will the carpet and sound deadening material just pull from behind this?
Tank and cap are all okay, no staining. The tank was filled above the seam on pick up, what would the effect be of this? Would it vent out somewhere?
Thanks for the replies.
Oi, stop using foul language or I'll give you one!
pps You could lose coolant through a dodgy expansion tank cap. Is there any staining around the top of the tank? Make sure the coolant is only filled to the seam on the tank. Check the pipework attached to the expansion tank too.