water leak...help

[Jay]

Talk to your local radiator specialist mate. I used the Yellow Pages to find mine. Was pretty steep but that's because I'm in NI. Did a good job though.

 

[affy]

thanks jay,

going now to get quote, hope it fixes the problem without changing headgasket

 

[Jay]

thanks jay,

going now to get quote, hope it fixes the problem without changing headgasket

Finger crossed for ya.

The GT I'm fixing at the minute didn't fare so well. It's getting headgasket, radiator and waterpump..plus headwork.

 

[Phil]

that refurbed rad looked well, might fancy that myself.

 

[affy]

Finger crossed for ya.

The GT I'm fixing at the minute didn't fare so well. It's getting headgasket, radiator and waterpump..plus headwork.

thanks jay,

lol same boat as me then well almost, av already done waterpump, then seals, nw radiator,

tune a car and thats what you get eh :homer:

 

[ragz]

more power less reliability

2 way thing

 

[affy]

haha to right

but still :gt-logo power :gt-smilie:

 

[Mike D EP82]

had the same with a renault kangoo. i know its french gash but the problem was the block and head were cracked internally

 

[affy]

man dont scare me

i havnt ordered a headgasket yet, thinking what if its something else...........can you do test on and see where the exact problem is?

want to find out before i order anything

 

[affy]

my heaters are blowing cold air, well not hot enough as it should at normal tempratures

any chance it maight be thermostat?

 

[sx_turbo]

right you heater matrix may be blocked.

you could have a blown headgasket, you could have cracked block, or a cracked head.

i would recomend taking it to a trusted mechanic, get a compression test done, also there is a test where they pressurise the cooling system to see if there is a leak, and there is a dye they put in the coolant to see if its the headgasket.

go to a mechanic fella there is no point in speculation, it will just make you worry.

 

[affy]

gona have to, want to find out before i go buying stuff lol

thanks mate,

just got qouted its about £40 £50 ish to get it tested but will have to take of the head, i tought they can test it on the car,

the dye test you say, would they do that without me havng totake of the head lol?

 

[sx_turbo]

you dont need to take the head off for a basic, compression/ leakdown test.

taking the head off is a last resort fella.

 

[Mike D EP82]

to test the head for a crack it must come of, it goes to a machine shop to get done but worth the money if it goes on again same happens again you get double the repair bill plus having to buy a new head. check for a creamy gunk in the oil that indicates water in the oil which means water is leaking into possibly the cylinder and/or oil hole back to the sump andul find it buy taking out the dipstick check the coolant bottle for the same thing.