Bullet Proof SRi
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had my 94 corsa sri now for about 5 months and noticed i ofeten have to top the water up for the rad.
Cant find any leaks anywhere, put some radweild in, but im still have to top it up now and then. where the hell is it going.
also yesturday and today, i noticed that when i was drivnig at slow speeds or stationary, the temp gauge was going into the red and steam has come out on two occasions when stopping. would this be due to not having enough water in the car or something else
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Nic Barnes
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headgasket failure maybe. is there any sings of oil in the water or water in the oil? could be going into the engine and burning it.
how far into the red was it going?
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Rileysport
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headgasket gone
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Bullet Proof SRi
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well it was in the red at one point but only for a moment, then i pulled away and it went down.
doesent seem to be water in oil or vice versa,
not burning anything out of the exhaust.
no loss in power,
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Nic Barnes
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it isnt leaking inside the car is it?
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Bullet Proof SRi
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parden
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Rileysport
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could just be leaking on the water jacket.. i had one that ran fine but lost water for some reason... it was the headgasket... no oil/water mix either that was a c14se lump come to think of it
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myke
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you don't know where you're losing water from, yet there's steam coming out of your bonnet 
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Bullet Proof SRi
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so you reckon its the headgasket then, ill go out in it later and see if it does it again.
how much for head gasket and do i need new bolts, how hard is it to do also.
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Bullet Proof SRi
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the steam was coming out of the lid on the water bottle
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Rileysport
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10 new headbolts.. a gasket and get it checked for warpage too 
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prices
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Rileysport
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gasket 10-15 quid, headbolts 1 quid each... head skimmed (if needed) 15 quid.. then just time taken to put it together... cambelt and waterpump too while its in bits. garage would charge 300-400 quid for it all
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Bullet Proof SRi
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why do i need to do the waterpump
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Nic Barnes
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safety reasons, seen as the belt is off might aswell
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Rileysport
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a freshly tensioned new belt can stress an old pump causing failure and its the pump that tensions the belt on the old 8 valvers
[Edited on 21-12-2005 by SRi-Co]
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Bullet Proof SRi
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right ok, how much for water pump
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Nic Barnes
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30ish
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Bullet Proof SRi
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how long should all this take to do roughly, im not doing it myself but my brother inlaw is a mechanic so ill get him to do it.
and my shopping list is,
head gasket
10 head bolts
water pump
cambelt
and also take the head to a garage to see if it needs skiming
[Edited on 21-12-2005 by Bullet Proof SRi]
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Rileysport
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give him a day... and lots of tea
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Bullet Proof SRi
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i assume it can only be this that is the problem
[Edited on 21-12-2005 by Bullet Proof SRi]
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Will_Sport
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get a compression test done just to be sure before you go spending money on extra bits, shouldn't cost you too much, especially if ur bro in law is a mechanic and has the kit lol
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Rileysport
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if its gone on the waterjacket then compression would be fine anyway
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Bullet Proof SRi
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right i went out again tonight for a drive, going round slowly nothing above 50 really.
car didnt heat up at all, and it ran fine, surely if it was the head gasket it would do the same all the time wouldnt it.
could it be my thermostat
[Edited on 21-12-2005 by Bullet Proof SRi]
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any 1
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