Coolant leak into left front footwell

[Tazzieman]

Coolant also reacts to a uv/black light. Even when it’s dried up so that’s an option as well.

I've got a UV torch. It's useful for other things , such as spotting scorpions at night in the bush. They fluoresce nicely.
As for the black light , when I was a kid there was a kid's book where a mad professor had invented the electric dark globe. When you turned it on , the room went dark.
I digress...

 

[Grey Wolf]

The coolant mixture is not only an antifreeze, but also a sealant against oxidation in the engine coolant channels.

My Grenadier uses coolant in both high and low pressure tanks. I think that hoses clamps and clips are responsible for lots of these small issues that are being reported. Perhaps the person responsible for fitting these on the production line should be reassigned to another task.

 

[Wueste]

Today, I found a leak in the cooling system in the left footwell.
The rubber mat was covered with green liquid.

I have booked a service appointment for November 27th. (software update, roof rack, light bar etc.)
I hope that the problem does not worsen before then.

 

[minidok]

Today, I found a leak in the cooling system in the left footwell.
The rubber mat was covered with green liquid.
View attachment 7829386
I have booked a service appointment for November 27th. (software update, roof rack, light bar etc.)
I hope that the problem does not worsen before then.

What is your update after planned service appointment?

 

[Grey Wolf]

Today, I found a leak in the cooling system in the left footwell.
The rubber mat was covered with green liquid.
View attachment 7829386
I have booked a service appointment for November 27th. (software update, roof rack, light bar etc.)
I hope that the problem does not worsen before then.

I have also had a very small amount of liquid in the same location. I thought it must have been condensation from the Aircon but yours is obviously green coolant. I also will be interested to hear what the service centre say after it has been investigated. Thanks Loids

 

[Wueste]

What is your update after planned service appointment?

The car is still in service. The fault was known to the agent and has been rectified.
I will report back when the car is back with me.

 

[Tinerfeño]

(Dont know if vehicles in Australia need antifreeze.. but I think any vehicle will have a bit ethyleneglycol in cooling water.)

All engines need to have minimum 30% of antifreeze to prevent internal corrosion.

 

[Pfk]

Hi Sylvan,
I had the same problem with my Grenadier.
Coolant in the left footwell (European driver side), an incorrectly fitted clamp.
A hard way to come to. As far as I know, they had to remove the display….

Hi, yeah exactly as you described, same problem here for me LHD.. easy fix as per the dealer but a long job to reach to..
It will be in the dealers garage for a week to solve this issue mainly and couple other minor ones.

 

[carlg007]

Hi, yeah exactly as you described, same problem here for me LHD.. easy fix as per the dealer but a long job to reach to..
It will be in the dealers garage for a week to solve this issue mainly and couple other minor ones.

What was leaking? Was it the heater or the connections?

 

[Pfk]

What was leaking? Was it the heater or the connections?

I think the ac had a leak. A little bit of Fluid would drip to my acceleration foot randomly

 

[Grey Wolf]

I think the ac had a leak. A little bit of Fluid would drip to my acceleration foot randomly

Isn't the Aircon filled with a gas? The high and low pressure header tanks have the green coolant within, do these have an effect on the Aircon? I ask I have had a small amount on green fluid on the floor on the left hand side and i have had to add coolant to the car.

 

[klarie]

Isn't the Aircon filled with a gas? The high and low pressure header tanks have the green coolant within, do these have an effect on the Aircon? I ask I have had a small amount on green fluid on the floor on the left hand side and i have had to add coolant to the car.

The aircondition is indeed filled with gas. This is the heater unit .. say a kind of small radiator. The aircondition controls the cooling radiator and the heat radiator.. usually it’s the way air is cooled down first to remove moisture from air and then reheated using engine coolant Liquid. It’s not like the inverter what we have at home.. that is a heatpump.

 

[Wueste]

My car is in repair for the third week. The dealer (Sternauto Leipzig) is a disaster. No communication!
It's a sad story.

I'll report later.

 

[klarie]

My car is in repair for the third week. The dealer (Sternauto Leipzig) is a disaster. No communication!
It's a sad story.

I'll report later.

Will head tomorrow in your direction.
Let’s see how Ole behaves on the long journey. 409 Km one way. the leaking is for sure a build quality issue.. recently I found an unopened bag of 6 torx bolts in the boot and a spare nut lingering near the auxilliary battery. But no loose or missing components.
good luck and I hope you get yours soon back in your hands

 

[Wueste]

Have a good trip, we're travelling to the Westerwald today (550 km).
We actually wanted to take the Grenadier to the Little Britain Inn for a short holiday.

Yesterday I tried to call Sternauto Leipzig five times and nobody answered. Unbelievable.

Now we're driving the 30-year-old Mercedes G. It shouldn't be on the road in snow and salt, but it's already been on duty for three weeks.
The electric hire car is useless for a journey like this.

greetings wueste

 

[Pfk]

I think the ac had a leak. A little bit of Fluid would drip to my acceleration foot randomly

Update, still in the shop and it’s going to be a few more days. Dealer said It wasn’t a fluid drip it was water condensation from the ac and other components, instead of dripping outside like it’s supposed to, it was dripping inside the footwell and outside

 

[klarie]

Ole had a trip of 419km to Streckewalde in the Erzgebirge region.. fuel consumption about 12.4 l/ 100km quite loaded up to 140km/h avg 90km/h. Autobahn is lots better than country side road.. Up there is a 17% grade.. Steep approach.

 

[GrenX]

I have the same coolant leak issue in my passenger footwell

 

[Wueste]

A brief update on my coolant leak.

Sternauto Service wants to replace it.
Ineos says: seal it.
Sternauto says: that's not possible.
Ineos wants photos.
Sternauto sends photos.
Ineos can't see any fault in the photos.
...and back to square one...

Nobody talks to me.
I always have to call and am then told the same story. No one can tell me when it will end.

The car has been at the dealer in Leipzig since 27.11.2023 and is waiting to be repaired.
Now I've been without my Grenadier for 2 months.

 

[Norb-TX]

Are there lemon laws in Germany? That’s unacceptable.