XC90 2004 D5 2.4 diesel 163 bhp (RHD UK) 198,000 miles
About 3 months ago I started to see a small coolant loss. Maybe due to slight weeping from top up bottle beginning to crack but nothing visible anywhere in/under engine, or inside car floor pans .
That has changed quite suddenly. Today in the morning I topped up the coolant level drove into town, 6 miles, drove home 6 miles but on the way home got the coolant low warning. So thats a loss of about 1 pint in 12 miles, getting serious.
Most of the time no dripping underneath but sometime yes, the from left side of the engine block is wet. I'm at a loss as to where the leak is. The thermostat housing seems to be dry so not dripping down from there. I did wonder if the leak is from the water pump but don't see how that would wet the front of the block. Any hints please?
XC90 Unidentified Coolant Leak
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Pressure test the system. In the US many auto parts stores will loan the pressure tester to you for free.
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Put some trace dye in the coolant then, with a UV light trace the leak back to the source.
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1998 C70, B5234T3, 16T, AW50-42, Bosch Motronic 4.4, Special Edition package.
2003 S40, B4204T3, 14T twin scroll AW55-50/51SN, Siemens EMS 2000.
2004 S60R, B8444S TF80 AWD. Yamaha V8 conversion
2005 XC90 T6 Executive, B6294T, 4T65 AWD, Bosch Motronic 7.0.
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