The Irish Mitsubishi FTO Owners Club

by **ultrakupra** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:34 pm

Hi,
So about two weeks ago i checked out the coolant level and the 'bottle'(tank?) was almost empty.I bought coolant and added it to full level.
Today i was checking the engine oil level and all liquid levels and i realized that the coolant bottle was empty again,so i think its leaking somewhere.
Anyone had this problem before? where can be like the most common place for a leak on a FTO GR?
I looked everywhere so i can see where is leaking but no signals...looked under the car and no leaking also...
Any help will be appreciated.
Cheers.

by **richardc9052** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:04 pm

check under the glove compartment

by **ultrakupra** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:20 pm

You mean like in the floor mat on the passenger side? nothing there richard...Thank you anyway

Any other ideas?

Dragonheart on another thread wrote:When you break through the arches there are the pipes for the air con running above it.

Can be possible that i made a hole on that pipes by rubbing it with the tyres and that caused the leak? im a car noob,so i dont know...

by **ultrakupra** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:02 am

Took the car today to a mitsubishi dealer...the hoses connecting to the radiatior are leaking,and the one connected to the transmission was leaking too...also the service pit guy told me to change the thermostat for precaution...17000 yens(160 euro) parts included.
Ill let this time them to rip off my money lol At least its not a head gasket leak or a broken radiator...

by **steelroe** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:17 pm

I would have thought in Japan it would be a lot cheaper to steer clear of the main dealer, given that the FTO was only for the Japanese market. I am sure most Japan mechanics have worked on one at some stage. Still 160 euro not that expensive

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:32 am

160e sounds quite reasonable to me..

did you get new hoses?

by **ultrakupra** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:40 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:160e sounds quite reasonable to me..

did you get new hoses?

yep,new hoses and thermostat,but i have to take the car next week(friday),we are in a holiday here until then...

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:25 pm

That's definately a good price then :-)

by **ultrakupra** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:11 am

Muad_dib77 wrote:That's definately a good price then

I guess,im just a bit like this character xD

But yeah,afterall is a good deal

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