coolant leak

[rover220]

hi guys, have a bit of a problem on my zxr.

its loosing coolant, after running/while running, you can see it building up between where the 2 fairings meet under dead centre of the bike. are there any common places where these leak from?

ill whip the fairngs off at the weekend and check all hose clips but ill happily recieve any advice.

cheers

mike

[masterofinsanity]

could be throwing it out of the expansion bottle?

[rover220]

could be throwing it out of the expansion bottle?

its not coming out of the cap, no.

[masterofinsanity]

i meant the overflow mate, there should be a pipe on it if not it could be blowing out and running down the inside of the fairings, have you checked all pipe fiitings and the coolant drain plug?

[rover220]

i meant the overflow mate, there should be a pipe on it if not it could be blowing out and running down the inside of the fairings, have you checked all pipe fiitings and the coolant drain plug?

it is indeed coming out of the overflow.

headgasket has supposedly been done so im hoping its not this, it doesnt overheat though but ive only been able to ride it 5 miles so far.

cheers

[RedexRobB]

How far has the expansion bottle been filled up? If its been filled to far that may be why its coming out. Theres markers on the bottle to indicate where the coolant level should be.

[rover220]

How far has the expansion bottle been filled up? If its been filled to far that may be why its coming out. Theres markers on the bottle to indicate where the coolant level should be.

it was at the max when i left it, ill check tomorrow when its cooled down, if it hasnt moved i guess i overfilled it and it spat the excess out.

[rover220]

right, water level was almost at the max so i must have overfilled it and it spat the excess out??

however, i had it idling for a while earlier and the fan showed no signs of coming on, at what position on the temp gaguge would the fan be expected to come on?

cheers

[RedexRobB]

I think its just over half way on the temp gauge.

[rover220]

I think its just over half way on the temp gauge.

mine was getting on for nearly 3/4 and still no fan.

wheres the temp sensor placed in the rad? ill bridge the wires here first to check this is working.

cheers

[RedexRobB]

They are located on the left hand side of the radiator i believe

[rover220]

They are located on the left hand side of the radiator i believe

as your sitting on the bike? i shouldnt be lazy and should just look for it myslef really lol

cheers

[RedexRobB]

As your sitting on the bike yeah Its kinds obvious where it is if the panels are off, in fact i believe you can easily get to them with the panels on as i recall having to always reconnect mine when they came off.

[RedexRobB]

here it is

http://www.zxrworld.co.uk/Manuals/H%20M ... r%2015.pdf

page 15-27

[rover220]

cheers fella