MoNkEy MaGiC
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i noticed steam leaking from the bonnet today in traffic, engine was hotter than normal (96-97 degrees)!! i parked straight away and did not drive the car since, opened bonnet noticed no coolant water left.. and could see some of it leaking/gushing out slowly from the side of the top left corner of the engine somwere, right near the alternator area in this pic!!....
any ideas for now guys, before i go get it checked, because i dont know wat to do! would it still be safe if i topped up the water and drove it to the garage?????? could it jus simply be a radiator pipe broke/cracked? or headgasket(no creamy residue under filler cap though)? or whorst case cracked head??!!
heres a pic of the rear of a 1.6 16v engine and were its circled in red behind the black inlet pipe is were i reckon it leaked from???
[Edited on 31-03-2006 by MoNkEy MaGiC]
[Edited on 31-03-2006 by MoNkEy MaGiC]
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Ant
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if you have lost coolant and it has got very hot the head will prob need a skim and a gasket anyway! Could be any number of things you have said might be worth having the system pressure tested at a garage!
If you do driv e it keep an eye on the temp guage as soon as it starts getting hot stop!!
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Rileysport
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could have blown the inlet manifold gasket... theres a coolant takeoff behind there
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IvIarkgraham
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head gasket same as mine
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by SRi-Co
could have blown the inlet manifold gasket... theres a coolant takeoff behind there
thats my bet. theres a coolant pipe that joins to the head near the alternator. it has a alloy housing that fixes next to the inlet manifold and is sealed using a gasket. mine went there once.
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Dave A
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oh, one more thing: you cant buy the gasket seperately as its part of the inlet manifold gasket. need to buy a whole inlet gasket and cut off the bit you want.
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x14xe
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Could be an engine core plug rotten out.
Not too bad to repair
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IlfordCorsa16V
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I had this problem before mate.
found out it was because the fan didn't kick in. fill it up with water and see in the morning the next day to see if / where it is leaking.
But if you do need to drive it to the nearest garage, just keep an eye on the temp guage espicially at traffic lights.
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paulo89
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like they all sed top it up check broken pipes if its headgasket hav a luk round the head n block c if u can c sum oil n shite drippin down the block, or luk 4 broken pipes if not get it pressure tested shudny even cost u a fiver 2 get it tested
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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thanks for the help guys, check out the pics ive added at the top, im going to check it now and go to the garage , i hope it is just a burst radiator pipe or gasket/manifold! 
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Rileysport
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I'm still saying inlet fannymould gasket
96-97 degrees isn't that hot in the grand scheme of things
[Edited on 31-03-2006 by SRi-Co]
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by aritchie
if you have lost coolant and it has got very hot the head will prob need a skim and a gasket anyway!
Not necessarily, my R5GTT's water pump went and i'd been driving for ages with it beaming hot and steaming all over the show.
Same with my impreza when a colant pipe burst.
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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i had a look at it before i dropped it at the garage... filled up the water level and couple of seconds later i could hear water flowing and dripping, so i looked under car and could see it leaking all out from were i indicated before.... 
so is this a good sign that the head and gasket is ok? 
and just a radiator pipe/gasket is burst etc?
i mean the engine did not get past 98 degrees when it first happend anyway? 
[Edited on 01-04-2006 by MoNkEy MaGiC]
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Rob B
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Hope you get it sorted PS can wanna swap pipercross vipers 
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Hope you get it sorted PS can wanna swap pipercross vipers
 i quite like my one actually, even though its got some big scratches on the metal part underneath it
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa808
[ theres a coolant pipe that joins to the head near the alternator. it has a alloy housing that fixes next to the inlet manifold and is sealed using a gasket. mine went there once.
its what i said there
[Edited on 01-04-2006 by corsa808]
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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will go down to garage later to see how its going and hopefully the problem is minor
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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 turns out it was just a split radiator pipe under the inlet manifold area, phew
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