Had the car at the track this weekend and ran the first 3 sessions on Saturday with no issues. At the end of the 4th session, as I was returning to paddock, I noticed a bit of fluid on the brooklands and the vents in the bonnet.
Temp gauge never showed any issues. I removed the bonnet to find that expansion tank was full and leaking coolant. Lower hoses seemed to be somewhat cool. So I opened the bleed tee and flexed the lower hose and had some air bubbles released. I drained out the excess coolant and brought the level back to the fill line. Ran the car in the paddock for a a bit, saw the temp go to about 80 and then the temp dropped a bit and the level in the expansion tank dropped, I Stopped and added back the coolant that I had originally removed and it brought the level back up to the fill level. Thinking all was good I ran the next 20 minute session. Temp stayed around 60 ish all the time, but when I checked the coolant level was now up to the top of the expansion tank. Drained again, checked for air again, filled to the fill line and drove around the paddock again, Same thing, temp comes up to 80, drops down to 65 ish and the coolant level in the expansion tank, again drops a bit. I decided not to fill it to the fill line, Ran the next 20 minute session, temps stayed constant, and when I checked in the paddock, the coolant in the tank was now up to the fill line.
I'm confused now as for the last 12 years, I never had a issue. Any thoughts?
1.8L Dry sumped K.
Thanks
Tom