DenisMc

Hi John, Thanks for your reply and your useful suggestion. I'll check for belling when I remove the sump. I'll search for your post. I have tried to remove my duplicated post but there doesn't seem to be a way of doing it. For now I have made it clear that it is a duplicate and will phone the office on Tuesday to sort it out. Thanks, Denis

Hi All. I accept that this topic has been covered before but would like to get the latest thinking on how to cure it. On inspection, a lot of the sump retaining screws have blobs of oil on their heads, which presumably then drip and are replaced in an ongoing process. During driving oil is flung rearward onto the plate that is between the engine and gearbox. What is the best gasket to buy and which sealant should I use with it? Any other tips would be appreciated. Thanks, Denis

Duplicated!

Hi Stuart, Yes it has the two seals and correctly allowed coolant to be drawn back into the radiator as the system cooled down. In my case the problem might have been caused by heat soak, as suggested by MikeC... Denis

Hi John, I experienced something very similar with my TR5 recently. I took it out for a run and then left it idling for a while in my garage. On checking around the car I was greeted by a pool of blue coolant (it has a water and Bluecol antifreeze mix) by the nearside front wheel. The expansion bottle had overflowed. I checked the radiator cap and it was not in great condition so have replaced it with a good quality stainless steel cap from Tudor through BBclassics on eBay. I have since run the car up to normal temperature with no issues. So I would try that first. The TR6 may run at a hi