Coolant leak

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3008 1.6 hdi sport 2010 16k

Over the last week I have noticed a hot coolant smell after after a few miles to go with this the coolant level has been dropping. I couldn't see any leaks or any sign on the ground so I took it in today so the dealer could take a look.

Turns out there are two pinprick holes in the radiator and a new rad has been ordered under warranty. It seems the front end of the car has to be dismantled to change the rad. Perhaps I should have got a Triumph Herald where you could actually stand in the engine bay to change the rad

Still love the 3008 though

[chopper1192]

Bloody hell! Still, aty least it's getting sorted.

Do they reckon the rad was faulty, or has suffered damage from road debris?

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Originally Posted by chopper1192

Bloody hell! Still, aty least it's getting sorted.

Do they reckon the rad was faulty, or has suffered damage from road debris?

They never said but since getting it home I have seen the pinprick holes and there is no damage surrounding the holes. The leaks are on the inside of the engine bay so probably not road debris.

As you say they are sorting it so no problems

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The rad has now been changed and all working correctly.

It turned out not to be two pin prick holes but a small split in a seam of the rad. The coolant was spraying out in two slightly different directions making it look like two holes.


Very pleased with the outcome and the car washed as well

[chopper1192]

Good end result!

[trem1]

are these 3008 as unreliable as they seem, i know i'm gonna get shot down for asking this (chopper) but they seem very new to be having some quite major issues

[chopper1192]

As you know my 1st was appalling - enough faults for 5 cars

My 2nd has been spot on

General feedback amongst the various places I visit, clubs for which I moderate etc, is that it's one of the better models - not without fault, but nothing majorly recurring, and much better than other current models such as the 207

Time will be the true test I guess.

[trem1]

Originally Posted by chopper1192

As you know my 1st was appalling - enough faults for 5 cars

My 2nd has been spot on

General feedback amongst the various places I visit, clubs for which I moderate etc, is that it's one of the better models - not without fault, but nothing majorly recurring, and much better than other current models such as the 207

Time will be the true test I guess.

so is it as usual with a new model 'most' people who post on forums about them are the few that have had a problem, and the majority are busy polishing there's and busy driving round in it then??

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Originally Posted by trem1

are these 3008 as unreliable as they seem, i know i'm gonna get shot down for asking this (chopper) but they seem very new to be having some quite major issues

When reading the forum you would think so wouldn't you but in reality I don't think that's the case. Ok not had mine since new but not had any real problems apart from the rad and that was rectified without a problem.

My last car a Vectra had the grille fall off as I left the showroom and another one was pinched from another new car. Three days later the 'new' grille fell off and I ran over it! Next thing was a very noisy clutch which needed replacing and then a paint problem...........all in the first six months

All cars have their problems but I know I wouldn't change this one as it's spot on for ride, comfort and mpg. Having said that I don't want anymore problems

[chopper1192]

There are 11 on the club for which I am a registrar, and I'm the only one who's had any problems at all, and that was on my previous car, and even my horrifyingly faulty one was replaced with little ado (except for the DVLA getting confused about a cherished transfer from a 3008 to a 3008, and delaying an otherwise smooth swap by 5 weeks!). Once it was acknowledged by the dealer that the car was a lemon, the dash to put me in a new car would've made and manufacturer proud. That is the ultimate reassurance.

The current one is fine, settling down very nicely indeed. I'm looking forward to see what the Hybrid 4 will be like, especially as most of the extra mechanical/electrical bits are Ger-her-man!

I think time will be the true test, on what is quite a complex car - how do they handle the mileage, what do they survive like once they're being serviced by back street greasers and home bodgers? This will be the real measure.