# Rover Celeste Coolant Loss!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/rover-celeste-coolant-loss/75357>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 5, 2012, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rover-celeste-coolant-loss/75357 "2012-11-05T13:26:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ALTE\_HASE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@ALTE\_HASE](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ALTE_HASE)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rover-celeste-coolant-loss/75357/1 "2012-11-05T13:26:04Z")

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My 1999 Rover Celeste is losing coolant. Over a long trip the loss is minimal but on short (5 miles one-way) trips the loss is significant. The mechanic who usually takes care of my car says he’s pressure-checked it and can’t find the leak/loss. I’ve even thought of dumping one of those cans of fix-a-leak into the radiator but wanted to ask my questions first.

Second question, same vehicle: The rear parking sensors are currently out of service and I get the 7-second tone that means there’s a problem. When it went out it came back into function for 1-2 days, then out, then in for a few hours and now it’s out for good. Is there a cable or fuse that needs replacing?

Thanks for your help! (Rover alone isn’t on your list; just Land Rover and models)

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rover-celeste-coolant-loss/75357/2 "2012-11-05T20:58:38Z")

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More than once I’ve seen a water pump leak intermittently.  
Start the motor cold and watch closely for drips as it warms up.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rover-celeste-coolant-loss/75357/3 "2012-11-05T22:05:47Z")

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Did your mechanic check the coolant for evidence of hydrocarbons?  
Did your mechanic try a UV sensive dye to find the leak?  
And, as Circuitsmith said, a water pump can leak at the shaft seal only when the shaft is turning. This won’t always show up on a standard pressure test. The UV dye would, however, show it.

I’m not at all familiar with these backing systems, but your owner’s manual should tel you if there’s a fuse.