Sally Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 Hi have a lupo 1.0 that seems to be throwing all its coolant out of the exhaust, I have to top up every half hour of running, do you know what could be wrong, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 Blown head gasket...? Or is it just condensation, caused by lots and lots of really short trips (under tens mins). welcome to club lupo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) Thanks for replying mk2 , I thought it might have been but no oil discolouration and no sign of a leak around the engine, so didn't know, I don't think condensation would empty the expansion tank as fast as it's draining,and I usually run it for around 2hours, it's been a long time since I changed a head gasket,that was on a ,mini clubman, 20ish years ago, have things changed much? Or would you recommend taking it to be sorted out, thanks for the welcome, and thankyou for helping, Sally. Edited December 30, 2019 by Sally Had to add a few words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Same as a mini, but no pushrods. Overhead cam. Never done an old mini. Everything else about the same, but more plastic everywhere. No cork.... unless you find a bottle of something when getting too tricky. Unless it's a simple leak somewhere? Down on power, starts and idles ok? -maybe not head gasket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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