Fangoria

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Is it possible to lose a lot of coolant but still have an engine that is fine - i.e. no headgasket/cylinder crack problems?

Was a bit worried after a track day as I had lost over a litre of coolant on the day. Car seems to be driving fine and boosting fine

Last time I was loosing coolant it was cracks in the cylinder heads but I wasnt getting full boost and I could tell there was a compression problem

Should I be worried - is it normal to lose a litre of coolant on a track day?

paulcornwall

Have you checked all the pipes?, 1 litre of coolant loss is a little extreme in my eyes, hopefully just something simple, got my fingers crossed for ya.

Fangoria

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Cant see any obvious leeks

I'm going to fill up the expansion breather this evening and go for a quick spin to check it..........

Before the track day I got a cyclinder compression check done and this was ok

If the cylinders are cracked it will be the 3rd time in the last 10,000 miles..........

P20SPD

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22B Bulletin Board: Check your radiators

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Fangoria

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Interesting thread that one
Hadnt really thought about the Radiator issue - but it does make a lot of sense.

Fangoria

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Just filled the expansion breather with coolant and taken the car for a spin and there are a small amount of bubbles coming through the coolant which isnt a good sign - also the coolant has a lot of metal looking bits in it which doesnt look good either - look like metal/white bits....

I also destroyed my ap discs after 2 slots at Coombe on Friday - they warped badly

I now officially hate Subaru's

bighead

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Fang......maybe it yr driving style