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[TheBoy]

Could it be coming from waterpump area?

[hotel21]

The source of the leak really needs to by tied down as best as you were able.....   :-/  I know that the thermostat and transfer pipe job was done as correctly as possible, including a redoo when fitting new O rings...

Remember the thermostat had been removed from your car for some reason by a previous owner which meant that it was not heating up correctly, hence the cold cabin heater.  Once it was replaced, the cabin heat returned but it could mean that flow is getting restricted elsewhere now.

If the rag jammed on top of the oil cooler plate is a guage of the standard of work done by the previous owner, who knows what other mysteries the car can potentially reveal..........  

[Kate]

You're right Broocie.  You did a great job but the previous owner didn't take care of the car properly and now it's got another problem.

I had a look and it's not leaking from the thermostat housing or transfer pipe.  Thanks again for sorting it out for me.

I think the previous owner sold it because he knew the engine had problems.  I bought it off Ebay and the listing said nothing about the engine not warming up.

Thanks again Broocie!

[shyboy]

The source of the leak really needs to by tied down as best as you were able.....   :-/  I know that the thermostat and transfer pipe job was done as correctly as possible, including a redoo when fitting new O rings...

Remember the thermostat had been removed from your car for some reason by a previous owner which meant that it was not heating up correctly, hence the cold cabin heater.  Once it was replaced, the cabin heat returned but it could mean that flow is getting restricted elsewhere now.

If the rag jammed on top of the oil cooler plate is a guage of the standard of work done by the previous owner, who knows what other mysteries the car can potentially reveal..........  

[/highlight]

Now, now, Broocie, don't be depressing Kate too much.  
It can seem daunting, Kate, but the problem will almost certainly be solveable relatively easily once the cause is established. If you go to a garage, just get a report first of all and post the results here for dissection by the known experts.

[Marks DTM Calib]

You're right Broocie.  You did a great job but the previous owner didn't take care of the car properly and now it's got another problem.

I had a look and it's not leaking from the thermostat housing or transfer pipe.  Thanks again for sorting it out for me.

I think the previous owner sold it because he knew the engine had problems.  I bought it off Ebay and the listing said nothing about the engine not warming up.

Thanks again Broocie!

Was there not signs of red hylomar being used to seal the oil cooler plate?

[hotel21]

yes.......    

[Marks DTM Calib]

yes.......    

I know where I would be placing my money for the source of the leak!

[Kate]

Where would that be Mark?

[Kate]

I'm taking the car to the garage tomorrow.

Does anyone think the cars a duffer and I should scrap it and get a new one? :-/

[Kevin Wood]

Does anyone think the cars a duffer and I should scrap it and get a new one?

Didn't have a close look at it at Telford but it is unlikely to be anything major. Problem is, as you are already aware, garages keep making a meal out of things.

The problem is there's quite a bit of dismantling required to find leaks like this, and it normally turns out to be something straightforward at the end of it.

A garage won't like running up an open-ended labour bill without some certainty of what the problem is. They will usually say it's the head gaskets, knowing that once they've landed a nice big job to do, any little leaks can be fixed along the way.

Kevin

[Kate]

Thanks for the advice, Kevin!

[Marks DTM Calib]

Where would that be Mark?

One thing we noticed was that the oil cooler plate in the bottom of the valley had been fitted using red hylomar......it needs to be a special flange sealent or you get water leaks!

I suspect its thrown the towel in and is leaking.

[Kate]

Where would that be Mark?

One thing we noticed was that the oil cooler plate in the bottom of the valley had been fitted using red hylomar......it needs to be a special flange sealent or you get water leaks!

I suspect its thrown the towel in and is leaking.

Thanks Mark.  So would it be difficult to fix?  I realise all those parts would need to come off again so do you think my local back street garage will be able to fix it?

[Darth Loo-knee]

It isn't to harder a job to be quite honest, but if it were me who's oil cooler plate was leaking I would fit a new oil cooler as you have to remove the plate to re seal it, plus by putting a new oil cooler in you save yourself a lot of messing around when the cooler goes....
Are you not close to a member of the forum who can do it for you?
I would do it for you if you could get it here

[Kate]

Thanks loo-knee but the coolant gushes out so I couldn't get the car to Stoke as it overheats after couple of miles.

Is the oil cooler expensive?

I don't know if there are any oof members around my way - I wish there were!

Thanks again for the offer!