Heavy coolant loss on V6 3.0! EGR related

**Celes** · 5th September 2009, 23:03

Just replaced the EGR on the V6 and now there is a tremendous coolant loss on the driveway. I'm almost 100% sure I've put the clips back to their place...but could I have damaged one (or more)?

I was twisting around the one on the cooled manifold a lot...

**diesel dog** · 6th September 2009, 12:54

You do realise that you're giving the V6 diesel a bad name on here don't you.LOL

Hope you get it sorted mate.

**Celes** · 6th September 2009, 13:00

Originally Posted by diesel dog

You do realise that you're giving the V6 diesel a bad name on here don't you.LOL

Hope you get it sorted mate.

lol

Started it up and moved it a bit.
Going out to see if there's more coolant on the floor

Will top it up and go for a drive. If the coolant light comes on then I do have a problem.

One note though. When I started it (sat on the driveway about 24h) it was wobblier than usual. Some coolant was on the fuel pump when I took the EGR off...could this have compromised just about the only part that was working well?!

**Celes** · 7th September 2009, 00:14

It seems to have sorted itself out lol

I can't believe how much difference in performance...a new EGR made my car 50k younger. There's absolutely no black smoke now! Well, maybe just a little bit, but that's normal...it's a diesel

Only injectors to sort out now.