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Losing coolant and some oil 900 1992

Hi all,

My 1992 965 suffers from coolant and some oil loss. During about two weeks in the winter the coolant light came on nearly every day, and I filled the coolant tank immediately every time. The last month and a half I 'only' had to fill the coolant tank three times. I have to add some oil every two months to keep the level halfway the 'min' and 'max' marks.

On the floor of the garage I found some spots of pure coolant and pure oil, but it's actually not much.

This weekend I took off the manifold protection panel (right side of the engine) and the engine protection panel underneath the car to investigate closer. I noticed coolant at the right side of the engine, more to the back than the front and it starts about 10 cm underneath the manifold. I can't really tell where it's coming from. All coolant hoses could do with some cleaning and tightening, but I don't think drops from the hoses could reach the side of the engine. I haven't seen leaks with the engine running and warm, not even when I heightened the pressure in the coolant tank.

The engine does not overheat, and it runs fine. I don't really think that the car produces more white smoke than before, but I can be wrong. I can't find leaks or wet spots inside the car.

Any ideas about what I should do next? The car it due for another maintenance at the dealer, but I'd like to know what's wrong first.

uturn2, 1992 965 329.000km LPi.






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