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Re: cooling hoses ect
« Reply #15 on: 14 April 2014, 22:54:47 »
I know a water leak can start from a mile away from where it exits which is a pain in the ass.. It exists from just past the oil filter housing.
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« Reply #16 on: 15 April 2014, 09:17:12 »
What year is the car?
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« Reply #17 on: 15 April 2014, 09:25:13 »
Further, a pressure test would be a good place to start. Actually finding the leak source before doing anything would be good. If its 99 m.y. look closely at core plugs behind pot 6 between the cylinder head and coil PAC.
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« Reply #18 on: 15 April 2014, 12:13:40 »
Well a local garage to me has just told me its head gasket? The car has only covered 107k so still a pup really? Not sure i trust his diagnosis though? :-[
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« Reply #19 on: 15 April 2014, 12:14:25 »
Oh its a 2000 on an X plate
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« Reply #20 on: 15 April 2014, 12:24:54 »
Quote from: vauxsull on 15 April 2014, 12:13:40
Well a local garage to me has just told me its head gasket? The car has only covered 107k so still a pup really? Not sure i trust his diagnosis though? :-[

No don't trust them. Pressurise the cooling system. It forces the coolant out with engine off so you can trace the leak.
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« Reply #21 on: 15 April 2014, 12:26:27 »
That's what the car went in for... Compression test albeit i didn't see this done as it was left with him.
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« Reply #22 on: 15 April 2014, 12:42:58 »
Compression test is a different test to pressurising the Cooling system :-\
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« Reply #23 on: 15 April 2014, 12:46:24 »
Quote from: vauxsull on 15 April 2014, 12:26:27
That's what the car went in for... Compression test albeit i didn't see this done as it was left with him.

What where the figures resulting from the test?

As said, compression test measures the cylinder compression in the combustion chamber.

Pressurising the coolant system is to do with the coolant jacket surrounding the cylinders. Not within the cylinders.
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« Reply #24 on: 15 April 2014, 12:46:37 »
Sorry I just re read my last message.. It was supposed to have been a cooling pressure test done.
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« Reply #25 on: 15 April 2014, 12:47:49 »
Ok so where did they see the leak coming from...?
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« Reply #26 on: 15 April 2014, 12:48:14 »
He showed me no figures just told me its leaking from the corner of the head.. Didn't know you could even see it?
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« Reply #27 on: 15 April 2014, 12:50:12 »
Core plug more likely.

Head off to repair if so.

Stick a bottle of bars in it. IMO.
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« Reply #28 on: 15 April 2014, 12:51:19 »
Ah ok, just about visible from underneath, guess the leaj is from the outer rear corner of cylinder 6... Which, iirc is where the '98 vintage engines tend to fail :-\
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« Reply #29 on: 15 April 2014, 12:51:55 »
If its a head off job this car is going to be scrapped
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