Hi Guys,
I have a bit of a problem with the car. It's nothing major yet but want to get some advice...
The first morning after picking up the car (last Friday) I checked all the levels and noted that the coolant level was a bit low - I had to put in about a 1/3 of a litre to top it up to the FULL line. It's worth noting at this point that this was done with the car parked on a very slight downhill...
Continued to monitor the coolant and it seemed ok but yesterday morning I did put in a little more - maybe a egg cup full.
Now, last night after I got home from a 20 mile round trip I noticed that there was a puddle under the car. I popped the bonnet and saw that the expansion tank cap had come loose and that the coolant level was right at the top and was overflowing.
I parked the car on the level and left it overnight. Checked the coolant this morning and it was down to the LOW line (which admittedly is not a lot between FULL and LOW on these cars). I have topped it up to the bottom of the arrows below the FULL line and will monitor it again.
The coolant is a bit off colour but I have no idea when it was last changed.
The oil looks fine. A bit black as it's been in there for around 4500 miles now. I am planning to do an oil change at the weekend.
Should I be worried???
Oh, and just to add to the woes, the exhaust has just started to blow a little again. It has been patched up before and Mitsubishi commented that it was corroded when they did the AYC fluid change 2 days ago... now I don't know whether to replace the exhaust with a stainless jobbie or save the money in case I have a big bill coming up...