Bad radiator leak.

[furio-james]

Hi My car has been losing coolant slowly since I have owned it (month or so) but recently it has been loosing water very quickly I have to top it up from min every 50 miles or so!

Obviously this is less than ideal

It has a new radiator on it so I don't think it is that It drips from the nearside bottom corner of the radiator I think it may be the bottom hose but i cant see

Does anyone have any ideas where it could be? Is it a common fault?

Cheers

James

 

[Dunn]

Run it and see where its leaking from?

some times the clips on the hoses corrode away or you could have a fine split in the pipe
id top it up leave it runnging and dive underneath till you can pinpoint where its coming from

is it definatley leaking?

as in it isnt using the water itself?

 

[furio-james]

100% leaking as it is pissing /dripping after i get out mate only when its hot when its cooled off and theres no pressure it doesn't leak

The drip is in the center of the picture

also my air-con radiator is nakerd too but will be replaced

 

[.GAZ.]

Mate, check to see if the fan housing has rubbed against the vain's.

Mines done that and i repaired it with putty metal.

 

[furio-james]

Ok cheers Ill have a look in a second and report back

 

[.GAZ.]

You will have to take the fan off iirc.

 

[furio-james]

Ah ok mate in going to have a crack at taking it all to pieces today and give it a pressure test.

 

[yicker]

hi peeps,im new to the site :approve: i also seem to be suffering the same sort of leak! my heaters seem to have stopped blowing warm air aswell though,is this normal? im just hoping it isnt a h.gasket problem,car hasnt lost any power,isnt smoking and no cream inside of the oil cap.

cheers