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Mine was losing water up until a couple of weeks ago - it was coming out of the header/expansion tanks.

A new radiator cap sorted that out as i think the pressure relief valve in the cap was faulty :o

Can you se any signs of antifreeze staining under the bonnet pointing to a source of the leak ?!

Pete.

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Errrrmmm.... Forget the Drinking water bit, "WHERE THE "F" AVE YE BEEN????" !amazed

"Board's" been to big with out Ya!!! ;);):D

Welcome back..thought my best friend hadn't told me something... (Poooooooo) :(

[ Edited Fri Sep 03 2004, 06:06PM ]

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Errrrmmm.... Forget the Drinking water bit' date=' "WHERE THE "F" AVE YE BEEN????" !amazed

"Board's" been to big with out Ya!!! ;);):D

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!amazed Bless so i was missed then.... :P

Where have i been well, doing lots on my own site and forum i guess, but i is back now so u dont need to miss me no more... 8o)

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there'll be a leak...sooner or later it'll suddenly dump the load of coolant and you'll have the water light start flashing at you. stop immediatly or it'll be bye bye head gasket.

it could be anywhere, so far i've had mine leak from the thermostat housing, and the aux water pump (whihc came apart eventually). i've also known others have the heater matrix go, and one thats leaked from the straight plastic tube that runs along the front of the block.

go to a garage and get a coolant pressure test done to find out where its coming from, as if you're only leaking slightly its quite hard to find where its coming from.

vw's seem very prone to loosing their coolant, my girlie's polo just had it all pi** out cuase the thermostat went. i also find it very disconcerting that if you compare the thickness of the wall of the hoses on a vauxhall hose to a vw hose, then the vauxhall hose is about three times as thick...but yet cost pennies in comparison!

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I forgot to add' date=' i keep smelling like a burning water rad smell, will have a check in abit for leaks going to wash the poor thing its well dirty !!! !amazed

See if i can spot anything , hope it something simple *please god* x) [/quote']

Tell me - if you turn on your heaters, do the windows steam up slightly then clear??? ?! :?

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Right peeps, i can see no leaks, i topped it up b4 i went to trax (yes i know trax) anyway i checked it before i came home and the bottle was empty... :-( so its getting worst but still cant see it leaking anywhere , my carpets arnt wet either, Hummmmm will stand it on the tarmac and let it run for awhile and get hot see if it leaks and will try the thing with ther heaters aswell......

i have everything crossed its just simple......

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Errrrmmm ...Can I have your "Glasses" please Acf? Her wheel is very slightly turned to the drivers side I think, hence that Illusion, otherewise I'll have some of what your drinking... :P:P

How to scare a you or what Paula ?? :o anyways... have a close look around the drivers side of the engine bay, look at the fan belt in particular to see if its slightly wet, or further back on the chassis leg near the bulk head (same side) let me know what you see....

Also look around the bay for crystals on any of the hoses ( dunno if you use the pink "stuff" or not for yor antifreeze, if so the crystals would be pink, if it's ordinary antifreeze the the crystals would be light blue) That may point to a leak, now do the usual checks for head gasket, i.e hard hoses/bubbling in coolant, "cheese" or "mayo" in't oil cap, condensation from the exhaust when the engine is at nornal running temp, incidentally where does the temp guage sit when running on your car???

Come back to us (all is forgiven te..he! ;);):D ) wit further info..

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Ok 28v6r~ Had a good look at all the things u said, the temp guage stays on 90 and doesnt move at all, ran it and there was signs of liquid in the end of the exhaust untill it got well hot 100c, can see sort of wet patches, i have taken pics of them and posted it up as easier to show you it this way ....

here they are ~

The 1st two are underneath view.....

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And these 2 are from the top view......

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Anyone any ideas as to where its coming from cas its well hard to see... :? B)

And when warm its really smells inside of burning water ...

HELP !!!!!!!! :(

[ Edited Sat Sep 11 2004, 07:15PM ]

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Not sure but from passed experience loosing water as

and a smell inside the car can be an indication of the heater matrix.(does the car steam up inside).....But that looks to me like its coming from the thermostat housing(or area) and poss. running down the side of the head then block....just had a look on mine...............its very hard to see up under there.........can you put your fingers up round it to see if its wet...

[ Edited Sat Sep 11 2004, 09:57PM ]

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i reckon its coming from the additional water pump like mine was...be warned, it'll be the pump thats damaged most likely, and it will suddenly let go (though you may notice that it starts using water loads just before).

get a mirror down there and see what you can see.

if you can't be sure its leaking from anywhere by doing that...go to a local garage and get a coolant pressure test done. watch him do it, so you can be sure of where its coming from...be careful though, its very hard to see where exactly its coming from down there, even when doing the pressure test...cause theres so many hoses and stuff.

[ Edited Sat Sep 11 2004, 11:11PM ]

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But that looks to me like its coming from the thermostat housing(or area) and poss. running down the side of the head then block....j

!amazed You was right tommy its my thermostat housing its cracked, so thats a bouns found one for 19.99 just got to get it now and get it fitted... :)

Thanks everyone for all your help you is all stars :P

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But that looks to me like its coming from the thermostat housing(or area) and poss. running down the side of the head then block....j

!amazed You was right tommy its my thermostat housing its cracked' date=' so thats a bouns found one for 19.99 just got to get it now and get it fitted... :)

Thanks everyone for all your help you is all stars :P [/quote']

glad i could be of help........... :)

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