Hi all!

Today I went from Folkestone to Dover max miles 10.

First 2 miles town, 6 miles dual carrageway max MPH 70, last two

miles in town. Switch off engine.

Steam or smoke rising from near side under the bonnet & windscreen on the out side. Lifted bonnet quick look, it looked like steam/smoke coming up from back & below engine on inside past the battery. Could not see FA too many pipes & wires!

Return to car and drove back! Looked under bonnet, check matrix hoses, not a drop of liquid anywhere! No smoke nowt! WTF is going on, or any ideas what it can be!

Why cant we have more space under the bonnet!

TT auto UK 91

Arthur :confused:

could be a pipe to your turbo, i had that happen to me.

May be you just went through a puddle of water!

 

Geoff.

IVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND JUST SOLVED IT [i HOPE?] WHEN ITS BEEN RAINING OR IVE JUST WASHED THE CAR I GO FOR A DRIVE AND WHEN I STOP STEAM COMES FROM THE SAME PLACE? BUT IVE NOTICED JUST ABOVE THE BATTERY THERE IS A PLASTIC TRAY AND VENT THAT RUNS ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT WINDOW AND MINES BROKEN AND THE TRAY TO DIVERT THE WATER IS MISSING.

SO ALL WATER DROPS DOWN ON THE ENGINE AS THERE IS A GAP WHEN BONNET IS SHUT AND WATER SITS IN ALL THE GAPS AROUND THAT SIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY SO WHEN THE ENGINE GETS HOT IT STARTS TO STEAM AS IT DRYS. AFTER 2O MINS ITS STOPS AND ONLY STEAMS WHEN ITS WET.

 

TO CHECK SHUT BONNET AND LOOK AT THE PASANGER SIDE AND SEE IF YOU CAN SEE YOUR BATTERY DOWN A GAP AS I CAN SEE MINE.

IAM LOOKING FOR THE PLASTIC TRAY IF ANYONE HAS ONE.

Hi, thanks for ideas

So I checked the battery tray and tubo pipe,

all sound glad to say:)

Had to go out lunch time pulled up on drive & same thing!

Got big light under bonnet to look & left engine running,

problem found! Bottom matrix hose connection not tight enough & as pressure builds up, water spraying like fine mist around back of engine & onto exhuast. My DIY! :slap:

Arthur