Coolant pond on cam carrier

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RobboMC
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Coolant pond on cam carrier

Post by RobboMC » Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:11 am

I am getting a small pond of coolant in the hollow ABOVE the inlet manifold on the timing belt end of the engine.

The coolant loss is so small it hardly ever needs topping up, so I'd call it a weep? ; but it must be coming out from somewhere.

It is well above the head gasket level, so I'm assuming inlet manifold gasket???
Gasket was replaced with a new one when the new engine was put in; 50,000 km ago but it's been 9 years or driving.

Any other possibilities?

So far the only symptom is a slight but unmistakable aroma of coolant.
Engine runs at correct temperature.

Standard 1.8 Mpi engine of the M13 variety ( 1800 - air con - auto )
attached to a manual gearbox

I guess I will have to drop the coolant level to replace the gasket, and do a full bleed again. :evil:
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