tron
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En route to look at a Mercedes to buy but the 220CDI doesn't like the competition and wants to keep my wallet to itself. I got to Southampton and the low coolant warning came up. I checked. No lie, it is damn near empty and it wasn't last Monday when checked. Gentle run home and fill it up. No visible leak but no evidence of HG failure.
Set off again and five miles later same problem. Home and look for water. It wasn't immediately apparent. The forward hose to the EGR cooler had failed and it was a swine to remove. It won't be easy to replace, either but at least it will be a relatively cheap and painless fix. The other car will have to wait. I might need to take a day off next week. In the meantime, I'll call Sandown on Monday and order the part from the VIN.
Set off again and five miles later same problem. Home and look for water. It wasn't immediately apparent. The forward hose to the EGR cooler had failed and it was a swine to remove. It won't be easy to replace, either but at least it will be a relatively cheap and painless fix. The other car will have to wait. I might need to take a day off next week. In the meantime, I'll call Sandown on Monday and order the part from the VIN.