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Post by stiff on Nov 8, 2016 8:41:46 GMT
The last couple of days my battery warning light has been coming on on first start up. After about 0.5-1 mile of driving it goes out.
However, this morning it wasn't going out so I checked under the bonnet and saw I have water dripping down on to the alternator. I tried to find the source of the leak but I was running late for work and had to bite the bullet and risk a journey to work.
Light went out again after about 2 miles and stayed off the whole way down the motorway. Then turning in to my works car park it came on again.
I'm almost certain it's coolant (the bright colour of the liquid couldn't be anything else) but where the hell is it coming from? It's got to be somewhere under the throttle body or intake manifold.
Has anyone experienced this before or know of any pipe around that area?
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Post by Horney on Nov 8, 2016 9:50:31 GMT
There's a few small pipes that run up around the throttle body for warming it up, stopping icing. It's bound to be one of those.
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Post by stiff on Nov 8, 2016 10:20:50 GMT
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Post by Horney on Nov 8, 2016 10:48:25 GMT
Yeah that's the buggers. Cheaper on eBay than MX5 parts. Or try AutoLink (Discount code for Mighty5s as well).
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Post by stiff on Nov 8, 2016 11:00:12 GMT
Excellent! Thanks for your help :-)
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Post by Horney on Nov 8, 2016 11:23:36 GMT
No probs.
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