Beardy_John

Hi Steve, I didn't get an email, but spotted an Alert thing at the top of the page next to the messaging icon.

Scott R400D - agreed, one less variable to contend with. Will get some tomorrow when I'm out and about. ECR - I'm hoping that's the case. It did have a long blast down to Le Mans for the Classic at the end of June. 2 long days of driving there and back may have loosened something up.

Hi Jonathan, When the coolant tank was replaced (due to cracks) we didn't empty the whole system, just drained the bottle, swapped it and topped it up. The type/mix was what the Team Leos guys had on hand. Hadn't thought of hard water rather than distilled. I think I will give it a flush through this week, refill with new Comma and distilled water/premix and see how it responds. Thanks!

Hi clever people! I have a 1.8 Vx with 17k miles and looking at my 7 this week, I noticed some dark stuff in my coolant tank. Tank was fresh on in May during a trip to Team Leos. With the engine cold, the stuff in it looks like sediment rather than oil, as it's sitting round the bottom of the reservoir. If this was oil, would it be more of an emulsion?? Has anyone seen anything like this before? My first panic was the head gasket, but I'm not so sure now. I was going to flush it through but I wondered if those with a lot more experience might know what it is? Thanks in advance, John