I have a1998 XK8 that is dumping coolant mix from the coolant drain pipe; comes out as cold fluid. Appears to happen after the engine is turned off. Car was recently refurbished with the cooling hoses and expansion tank being renewed after a split hose issue.

Is there a common fault in the coolant recovery tank that triggers a fluid release?

 

Welcome to the forums Mark,

1. best case scenario - failure to fill the cooling sytem correctly after the hose replacement and there's air in the system..
2. worst case scenario - the split hose caused an overheat and either blew a head hasket or warped a head.

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk8-xkr-x100-17/ to the XK8/XKR forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.You can also use the UK & Eire Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/uk-eire-68/ to find other members in your region

Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Welcome to the Forums.

 

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welcome to the forum - enjoy

 

Welcome aboard Mark.

 

Hello, Mark,
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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