Indica V2 DLS - Coolant loss - Team-BHP

ajaysurfs · 27th December 2006, 08:12

Hi Auto Gurus,

I am a newbie to TBHP and am already in love with it. I'm just back from my overseas assignment. I've been following various forums and threads regularly now. I've searched all the forums/threads before posting this one. Pardon me if i have missed something.

I need your help on this one...

My Indica (V2 DLS 2003 model) has started showing signs of aging! 3 months back we faced a peculiar problem. After few long trips (Mumbai-Pune couple of times), the coolant level went down. To the extent that i had to top it up with 1-1.5 lit. of water. I could also see the engine heating a little bit with the temp. gauge going beyond 75%, just short of danger mark. We checked everything from the Fan to any leakages in cooling system, but nothing. There were no "visible" signs of leakages (like no leakages seen under the car, after accelerating).

I stay in Chembur, so i went to Wasan. As per me Wasan is worst when it comes to servicing, with their "I dont care" attitude (atleast for the Tata section..no idea about Ford). Wasan gave me appointment which was like 1 year later! Since the problem was acute, i went to Fortune, Nerul. Fortune guys are nice and they really care. They checked everything and found that the coolant pump (or some pump in the cooling system) was leaking slightly. So they replaced it with a new one and checked the pressure in the cooling system. There was no pressure loss. After that there was not much of a problem (may be because we did not do any long trips). My dad again went for a long trip last month....and the problem re-appeared.

I have absolutely no idea what is causing this problem! Is it engine overheating or something? Or the coolant is happy to just disappear in thin air! I am going to Fortune again today...

I would appreciate any leads on this as i dont want to spend all my vacation chasing the service center!

Ciao,
Ajay

tsk1979 · 27th December 2006, 09:46

The problem is evaporation. Ask them to check the rubber joint which connects the coolant resevoir to the system. That joint has tendency to develop micro leak due to which evaporation takes place. Its an often overlooked fault.

ajaysurfs · 27th December 2006, 23:39

Thanks TSK for the hint. I will ask the Forture guys to check or better replace the rubber part.

Maverick5490 · 28th December 2006, 18:34

Hey ajay.. in worse case scenario there could be a problem with ur cylinder head/gasket, does the car smoke more than normal on hard revving in neutral? also check if there is any coolant mixed with the engine oil.. this u can do by checking the oil dipstick.. if so then there is leakage from the cylinder head, causing the coolant level to go down.. how many kms has the car done?

Regards,
Mav.

ajaysurfs · 29th December 2006, 06:41

Hey Mav. Fortunately my car doesnt spew black smoke! It has done almost 32,000 Kms. I got my car back from Fortune...they said there was a leakage in cooling system somewhere

Hope that they are right now!

PS: Fortune guys also flushed the engine with some additive and added new engine oil + additive (as i had to change the engine oil anyway). I dont know if its really beneficial or just a trick from the DW's to extract money!

ajaysurfs · 22nd March 2007, 20:25

Components changed to plug the leak:

1. Pump in the coolinng system changed, as a minor leak was found.
2. Rubber hose between radiator and engine replaced.

Problem solved.

27th December 2006, 08:12	#1 (permalink)
ajaysurfs Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore-Mumbai Posts: 12	Indica V2 DLS - Coolant loss Hi Auto Gurus, I am a newbie to TBHP and am already in love with it. I'm just back from my overseas assignment. I've been following various forums and threads regularly now. I've searched all the forums/threads before posting this one. Pardon me if i have missed something. I need your help on this one... My Indica (V2 DLS 2003 model) has started showing signs of aging! 3 months back we faced a peculiar problem. After few long trips (Mumbai-Pune couple of times), the coolant level went down. To the extent that i had to top it up with 1-1.5 lit. of water. I could also see the engine heating a little bit with the temp. gauge going beyond 75%, just short of danger mark. We checked everything from the Fan to any leakages in cooling system, but nothing. There were no "visible" signs of leakages (like no leakages seen under the car, after accelerating). I stay in Chembur, so i went to Wasan. As per me Wasan is worst when it comes to servicing, with their "I dont care" attitude (atleast for the Tata section..no idea about Ford). Wasan gave me appointment which was like 1 year later! Since the problem was acute, i went to Fortune, Nerul. Fortune guys are nice and they really care. They checked everything and found that the coolant pump (or some pump in the cooling system) was leaking slightly. So they replaced it with a new one and checked the pressure in the cooling system. There was no pressure loss. After that there was not much of a problem (may be because we did not do any long trips). My dad again went for a long trip last month....and the problem re-appeared. I have absolutely no idea what is causing this problem! Is it engine overheating or something? Or the coolant is happy to just disappear in thin air! I am going to Fortune again today... I would appreciate any leads on this as i dont want to spend all my vacation chasing the service center! Ciao, Ajay

27th December 2006, 09:46	#2 (permalink)
tsk1979 Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Noida, New Delhi Posts: 8,349 View My Garage	The problem is evaporation. Ask them to check the rubber joint which connects the coolant resevoir to the system. That joint has tendency to develop micro leak due to which evaporation takes place. Its an often overlooked fault. __________________ Reclaiming.....!

28th December 2006, 18:34	#4 (permalink)
Maverick5490 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 630 View My Garage	Hey ajay.. in worse case scenario there could be a problem with ur cylinder head/gasket, does the car smoke more than normal on hard revving in neutral? also check if there is any coolant mixed with the engine oil.. this u can do by checking the oil dipstick.. if so then there is leakage from the cylinder head, causing the coolant level to go down.. how many kms has the car done? Regards, Mav. __________________ Live to ride.. Ride to live.. *Ladakh.. Been there done that!!* *Forever Michael Schumacher Fan!!*

22nd March 2007, 20:25	#6 (permalink)
ajaysurfs Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore-Mumbai Posts: 12	Components changed to plug the leak: 1. Pump in the coolinng system changed, as a minor leak was found. 2. Rubber hose between radiator and engine replaced. Problem solved. __________________ Indica V2 DLS- 2002 /ICE - BLAUPUNKT, JBL Splendor- 1997 My next drive is gonna be 100+ horses...

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27th December 2006, 23:39	#3 (permalink)
ajaysurfs Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore-Mumbai Posts: 12	Thanks TSK for the hint. I will ask the Forture guys to check or better replace the rubber part.

29th December 2006, 06:41	#5 (permalink)
ajaysurfs Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore-Mumbai Posts: 12	Hey Mav. Fortunately my car doesnt spew black smoke! It has done almost 32,000 Kms. I got my car back from Fortune...they said there was a leakage in cooling system somewhere Hope that they are right now! PS: Fortune guys also flushed the engine with some additive and added new engine oil + additive (as i had to change the engine oil anyway). I dont know if its really beneficial or just a trick from the DW's to extract money!