2011 Jaguar XF. Causes of a coolant leak and smoke from left side of engine?
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80,000 miles. I've had a coolant leak over the last 2 1/2 weeks. "Coolant low" light would come on and tgan i woukd fill it and than I could drive for a day (50+ miles) and than have to refill again. Just recently showed white smoke/ steam coming from left side of engine and no sounds of knocking, hissing etc. . There is no smoke coming out of exhaust and oil is fine. The radiator fan comes on and there are no light indicators showing issues. Car runs fine, just the coolant leak and now engine smoke/ steam. I don't know what I should be looking for before taking it to a shop and possibly having to spend more than I should. Please help me understand what I should be looking for under the hood and under the engine from below.
What makes this problem better or worse?
Worse when the engine is hot.
How long has your 2011 Jaguar XF had this problem?
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Sorry to hear. If you want to tackle this your self you can start by renting a pressure tester at a parts store, fill the system and pressurize. This should help you find the leak.
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Alex
