She's off to rape my wallett at the garage tomorrow. Could've tried to fix it meself but can't be arsed.

It seems the thermo housing has a hairline fracture on the underside. This explains some of the loss and also explains what's been dripping on the metal coolant pipes. They're also being changed and a new header bottle is being put on.

My colleague thinks I'm nuts for forking out as much as I do, especially on stuff like the header bottle which he sees as a waste of cash.

It probably is but **** it.