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30-12-12, 12:25 PM
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Wet passenger carpet
Just noticed this morning coolant has dropped a little bit,and my windscreen was heavily misted up,so checked carpets,and passenger one is Soaked,took it for 8mile drive,temps fine,everything else seems ok heater etc.No leaks on floor in garage,no mayo on cap.Im just hoping thats its not the HG...What should i check first?The hg was supposely done at 90k,but have no paperwork for it.Any advice appreciated
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30-12-12, 12:32 PM
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The heater matrix can leak, or the clips on the hoses might leak.
Do you have a pollen filter, that can cause problems and let in rain water.
Manifold inlet gasket can let water burn up in the engine and not show as drips/pools on the floor.
Might be worth getting a sniff test done.
Hope its not too bad.
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30-12-12, 12:37 PM
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Thanks for the info,the pollen filters behind the glovebox-will check that in a min.whats the sniff test and how much is it??Thanks
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30-12-12, 12:42 PM
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It may also be the heater intake, have a feel around the back of the heater box for wetness, if the pollen filter is soaked it will almost certainly be the intake leak.
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30-12-12, 12:44 PM
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Thanks, now going to check it.
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30-12-12, 12:55 PM
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Was it this wet?
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30-12-12, 12:57 PM
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Sniff test is a probe they put just above the coolant filler and it can tell if there are hydrocarbons in the coolant.
If there are it is a sign of head gasket failure.
You can also do a pressure test on the system, that pumps up the pressure, leaves it overnight and see if it has kept the pressure. If not, its a sign of a leak somewhere in the system.
Dont know how much but shouldnt be much, might be worth a call or drop into a friendly MG garage if you have one near you.
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30-12-12, 12:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Skillen
Was it this wet?
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Think I just saw one of those carp in there.
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30-12-12, 01:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peterzs
Think I just saw one of those carp in there.
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I did have one in there, but those damn otters took it!
That puddle is what the ZR greeted me with this morning!
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30-12-12, 01:13 PM
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Christ! Its not as bad as that.Just wet not a lake.Heres the glove box pict but how to i get into it?
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