after recently buying a 05 mcs i have not had the best of times, first of all oil loss (have since found this is normal as they use 1ltr to 1k miles) sticking timing chain tensioner (now replaced) and now we move onto the next problem... i had some steam appear under the bonnet the other day so popped the bonnet quick to find water coming from the seam on the expansion tank, i turned the engine off but left the ignition on incase of the fans kicking in, then slackened the expansion cap slightly, let it cool, topped up the coolent and came home. now the issues i have are... leaking expansion tank (simply buy a new one) unsure if the fan/fans are working (is there a way of testing) and i have no temperature gauge? (is this normal with the sat nav/computor extra?) obviously i am unsure if it has boiled but do no it was very hot, i am adverage on the spanners so any info or advise would be great, obviously first thing to do is get a new tank then next would be termostat/check fans??
thanks for any help, jamie
thanks for any help, jamie