Very Strange object....

Mischief · 7th August 2012, 12:11

I went back to the garage for a quick check of the coolant and to get the tyre re pumped up.

On refilling the Coolant and testing it a very strange object floated to the top, The only way i can describe it is it looked like a wheel off a toy car????

Neither me nore the mechanic could work out what it was or what it was for. Suffice to say the car is working well with the new gaskets and the new inlet manifold....

Now to start the mods and replacement bits and peices....

Hogwarzt · 7th August 2012, 12:15

Its probably the float that has a magnet attached to it to sense the coolant level.

Are there any cable connected to bottom of coolant tank?

chrisquelch · 7th August 2012, 12:34

it could be one of the o rings from the cooling filler cap.
cheers chris

hotrodinstraycat · 7th August 2012, 12:42

An unidentified floating object hey, hmm best you post a pic

Are we all at risk of invasion.

Mischief · 7th August 2012, 13:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hogwarzt

Its probably the float that has a magnet attached to it to sense the coolant level.

Are there any cable connected to bottom of coolant tank?

No cables, It looks just like a toy car wheel strange to be in the coolant tank but nothing is showing on the console in the car and its working perfect so no idea....

Sorry didnt think to grab a pic left it at the garage as it didnt seem to be part of the car

ianfletcher · 7th August 2012, 13:21

What colour was it?

Mischief · 7th August 2012, 13:38

It was black platstic. Seriously it was round with spokes around half an inch in size with a small hole in the middle looked just like a toy car wheel never seen anything like it inside a cooling system before.

rover54 · 7th August 2012, 13:45

Spare wheels are meant to be in the boot, but then again they could be floating in water in the boot.

T-Cut · 7th August 2012, 13:53

None of these cars came with an OEM level sensor in the expansion tank so you can rule that one out. There's nothing remotely like that in the system so it's been dropped in through the filling hole. I suspect it's exactly what it looks like, a toy wheel. If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, as they say. The question is how it got in there.

TC

RayDrake · 7th August 2012, 14:06

Obviously someone was working on the car, or topping up the coolant, walked away, and some child thought it a good idea to drop a toy wheel into the tank!!
Could have gone in worse places I suppose!!!

7th August 2012, 12:11	#1
Mischief I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Willenhall Posts: 2,897 Thanks: 181 Thanked 340 Times in 264 Posts	Very Strange object.... I went back to the garage for a quick check of the coolant and to get the tyre re pumped up. On refilling the Coolant and testing it a very strange object floated to the top, The only way i can describe it is it looked like a wheel off a toy car???? Neither me nore the mechanic could work out what it was or what it was for. Suffice to say the car is working well with the new gaskets and the new inlet manifold.... Now to start the mods and replacement bits and peices.... __________________ Regards John [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] My 75's General Information: This vehicle was the 49,501st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 1st 75 1.8 T Club SE to be made out of 3,980 This vehicle was the 1st 75 in Celestial (Special Metallic) (code: IAI) to be made out of 19 Celestial (Special Metallic) 75s

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hotrodinstraycat Loves to post 2003 X-Powewr Grey MG ZT190 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 362 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ufo An unidentified floating object hey, hmm best you post a pic Are we all at risk of invasion.

7th August 2012, 13:38	#7
Mischief I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Willenhall Posts: 2,897 Thanks: 181 Thanked 340 Times in 264 Posts	It was black platstic. Seriously it was round with spokes around half an inch in size with a small hole in the middle looked just like a toy car wheel never seen anything like it inside a cooling system before. __________________ Regards John [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] My 75's General Information: This vehicle was the 49,501st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 1st 75 1.8 T Club SE to be made out of 3,980 This vehicle was the 1st 75 in Celestial (Special Metallic) (code: IAI) to be made out of 19 Celestial (Special Metallic) 75s

7th August 2012, 12:15	#2
Hogwarzt Gets stuck in MG ZT CDTI 170BHP, PUG CC 180 Sport Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Leeds Posts: 659 Thanks: 4 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts	Its probably the float that has a magnet attached to it to sense the coolant level. Are there any cable connected to bottom of coolant tank?

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chrisquelch Regular poster rover 75 saloon/MG ZTT/ jag s type Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: fareham Posts: 67 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	it could be one of the o rings from the cooling filler cap. cheers chris

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ianfletcher I really should get out more....... BMW 1 series Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bolton Posts: 2,094 Thanks: 12 Thanked 40 Times in 36 Posts	What colour was it?

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rover54 Retired rover 75 v6 Auto Conn. SE 54 plate LPG and 2006 Rover 75 v6 Auto LPG , 1.8 r75 Manual Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,379 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Spare wheels are meant to be in the boot, but then again they could be floating in water in the boot.

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T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,754 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	None of these cars came with an OEM level sensor in the expansion tank so you can rule that one out. There's nothing remotely like that in the system so it's been dropped in through the filling hole. I suspect it's exactly what it looks like, a toy wheel. If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, as they say. The question is how it got in there. TC

7th August 2012, 14:06	#10
RayDrake Avid contributor Rover 75 Connoisseur Estate Diesel 2003 CDT Auto Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Boston,Lincs. Posts: 203 Thanks: 11 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Obviously someone was working on the car, or topping up the coolant, walked away, and some child thought it a good idea to drop a toy wheel into the tank!! Could have gone in worse places I suppose!!!