[peterdouglas]

For those of you who have been following my challenges and concerns with my BJ60, here's an update. Two actually. First, I took the BJ60 on an 80 km round trip from Barrie to Wasaga Beach and back on the weekend. It was fine. Absolutely NO leaks of any sort after parking when arriving there or when back in Barrie. Over the 300 kms of city driving spread out over several days the week before, sometimes it leaked oil and/or antifreeze and sometimes it didn't.

Yesterday I drove 600 kms from Barrie to Montreal. Before leaving I topped off the coolant to just above the "low" line on a cold engine. It always seems to get down to that level and stay there. The rad was full to the top. Half way to Montreal, I stopped in Kingston. On a warm engine, the coolant was a bit higher that the "low" mark. This morning, on a cold engine, it's once again fallen to below the "low" mark. When parked, I noticed no coolant leaks on the ground nor any wet spots under the truck (though it wasn't a thorough examination, so I may have missed something). Otherwise we got a first class mystery!

As for the oil, it was at the full mark on a cold engine before leaving. Halfway in Kingston, again on a warm engine, I noticed 4 small drops of oil appear on the ground soon after parking and shutting off the engine. After 30 mins, they did not get any bigger. The oil was down a bit, but when I checked on a cold engine this morning, it was back to the "full" mark. Interestingly, on the 40 kms trip to Wasaga Beach on the weekend, it didn't leak a drop of anything, nor did it leak anything when I got back to Barrie.

Any ideas on these strange leaks? I no longer see coolant on the ground, but it seems to always get to just below the "low" mark and stay there. The leaks after parking haven't happened in a while. As for the oil, 3 small drips in a row and one to the side. All are on the right (passenger) side of the engine.

FYI: anyone interested in fuel economy/costs... filled up in Barrie, stopped in Kingston and it took exactly $50 of diesel at 1.37 a liter. Filled up in Montreal last night, and it took $42 of diesel at $1.49 a liter. Odd how it consumed less in the second half of the journey. But man, I really need to get that veggie oil kit soon! Unless I get frustrated enough to sell the truck...