Member Since: 22 Feb 2011
Location: Belgium
Posts: 337
D3 coolant problem
Hi
D3 looses coolant somehow after a drive the engine fan is noticeably blowing
suddenly steam comes out of the middle of the engine, near the oil filter in the middle.
NO coolant left in the expansion tank, when opening the expansion tank, it fills itself up, and steam blowing weakens
Seems strange, before the steam, the temperature indicator goes up and down
it is like the steam comes out of the Y piece, when looking at the engine it comes from the right side.
Probably an internal leak somewhere, but what.... EGR cooler? internal loss in the engine?
NO typical white residue in expansion tank/dipstick
No smell in the exhaust
No loss of power
Any known failures you might think of?
Kind regards
Henry
1st Jul 2013 10:25 pm
caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
Cracked water housing. It is in the 'V' of the engine. They are made of plastic and the heat makes them brittle. Quite cheap to fix though.“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
2nd Jul 2013 2:24 am
henry-john
Member Since: 22 Feb 2011
Location: Belgium
Posts: 337
and this gives steam like a water boiler?
Just topped up with water, and in the middle at the Y i hear water escape
2nd Jul 2013 4:47 am
caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
Yup I would say that is your problem symptoms will vary depending on severity of the crack. When hot will open up crack. There are few connections around there that can crack/break leak.
Mine failed and overheated pretty quickly.“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
2nd Jul 2013 6:04 am
KOOS BEST
Member Since: 14 Feb 2010
Location: Mtunzini
Posts: 122
A common problem here in Africa , have personally seen 2 x engines that seized because of this and seen a few with cracks in..
It needs to be replaced at 50 000km as a preventative measure , very easy to do just need a Torx set , anda 8mm and 10mm sockets and pliers.
Its called a WATER OUTLET ASSEMBLY PART NO# 1357091,
ITS A VERY VERY IMPORTANT PART FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, SAME AS A CAM BELT SERVICE..
Do it is cheap and can save you thousands
3rd Jul 2013 6:49 pm
blue200tdi
Member Since: 23 Sep 2012
Location: Lincoln
Posts: 1094
Yep a cheap fix even factoring in the anti freeze.
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