Lamborghini Talk banner

04 Gallardo coolant leak

3.2K views 4 replies 4 participants last post by  Jason B  
#1 ·
Hi all.
This is pissing me off now.
I am continuously getting coolant coming from the tank at the cap area.
I replaced the cap with a new one but this didnt stop it.
The gauge never goes about 90 C and usually sits at 85C unless stuck in traffic.
Normally when this occurs in cars its because of a headgasket failure or a connection leak, well if the headgasket was leaking the engine would lose coolant and overheat but the tank is always around the halfway mark and the gauge would skyrocket and boom.
There must be a leak in the tank itself.
Has anyone had similar problems?
Mark.
288803
288804
 
#2 ·
Not sure. Does your cap have a seal inside it? Does the cap thread area look like there are cracks or abnormalities? Seems to me that you get heat that causes this problem and that probably means heat is expanding something and causing leaks, but by the time you try to find it it has cooled down and you can’t see it anymore. I’m betting you have a hairline fracture someplace in your threads or the top of the tank that you can’t see unless it’s been heated up at which point it expands and coolant escapes. Interesting problem to have though quite annoying.
 
#3 ·
The first time it happened I found that some plonker had cross threaded the cap - it has very fine threads on it, so I replaced it as soon as I could but that didn't fix it and as I said, although it leaks when using the car it doesn't overheat or go through much coolant, its weird all right.
Maybe there's a problem with the new cap, they aren't that expensive and I love wasting money on this car.
I need to change the waterpump and coolant anyway so I may as well take the tank to a radiator shop and have it pressure tested.
 
#5 ·
Cap was redesigned for 2008. I can get you the newer cap if you want to try that first. cell/text 717-319-2100

see below:

Image