Joseph Buttigieg
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Some months ago, the airco in my Marea 1.8 16V leaked gas till it was completely empty. The airco did not start anymore afterwards and I haven't fixed it for the time being.
The queer thing is that after a few days the gas leakage I noticed that the cooling water in the expansion reservoir was nearly empty. It apppeared that water was leaking from:
1. the thermostat;
2. the heater matrix plus the inlet/outlet pipe O rings; and
3. the radiator.
Can there be any connection between the two? I have read somewhere in a thread that the water pump is controlled byb the ECU. Is it possible that the pump is producing excessive pressure now that there is no gas in the airco system?? Or is it a pure coincidence? The car is 9,5 years old and has covereed 180,000 kms.
The queer thing is that after a few days the gas leakage I noticed that the cooling water in the expansion reservoir was nearly empty. It apppeared that water was leaking from:
1. the thermostat;
2. the heater matrix plus the inlet/outlet pipe O rings; and
3. the radiator.
Can there be any connection between the two? I have read somewhere in a thread that the water pump is controlled byb the ECU. Is it possible that the pump is producing excessive pressure now that there is no gas in the airco system?? Or is it a pure coincidence? The car is 9,5 years old and has covereed 180,000 kms.