I have a water leak at the back of the engine, after i stop from driving you can hear the water getting squeezed out somewhere. is this a hard job to get too and fix?

Does it leave a wett patch under the car??

 

Do your heaters still work??

 

Are you sure tis water you can hear?

The heaters still work ok, ihaven't actually checked for a wet patch as just had a new radiator put in and its always raining around here anyway :mad:

 

im pretty sure its water cos after the car has been sitting for a while i come back and have to fill the radiator back up

oh dear, cadpaul had this prob and had to get it fixed properly when his engine was out

oh and it aint raining today

I have a water leak at the back of the engine, after i stop from driving you can hear the water getting squeezed out somewhere. is this a hard job to get too and fix?

I've got a leak at the back of the engine. Though it's from one of the top hoses. If only my hands where as small as those Japanese I would have got it sorted. Most of the hoses at the back aint too hard to do once you get the plenum off... though in my case the plenum just wont come off! :wack:

I had the same prob. One was a top hose at back of plenum. Easy to fix. Otherone was the turbo coolant pipe on passenger side.

 

Not sure it its poss to do in. Can be done with gearbox out, but I;ve taken the engine out to do mine as I had other things to do as well.

THIS pipe on mine.

Not looking like a quick fix for you buddy :(

the thing is as soon as i have £1500 the car will be getting a new engine anyway as i bought this one with compression problems, am currently about to sort the court thing with the guy i sold me it though

the thing is as soon as i have £1500 the car will be getting a new engine anyway as i bought this one with compression problems, am currently about to sort the court thing with the guy i sold me it though

 

 

Is that still the guy we think it was...ex-trader?

Is that still the guy we think it was...ex-trader?

 

 

yeah, ill pm you mate

Just seen! ex-trader being a very naughty boy!!

THIS pipe on mine.

 

LOL I remember fixing that same pipe on Chunks TT auto. What a PITA!!!!!! :smash:

 

Ivan

I can't actually see where its leaking from, definately at the back though :cry:

fecking hell , that looks like the turbo water pipe, why on earth didnt they use a braided or hard pipe for it

I can't actually see where its leaking from, definately at the back though :cry:

 

I had two leaks at the back. One I could see and fixed. Then the other I couldnt see and it was the turbo cooling pipe. :cry:

 

Really dont know why it isnt a hard pipe all the way??!??!!!?!?!?! :slap:

fecking hell , that looks like the turbo water pipe, why on earth didnt they use a braided or hard pipe for it

 

Were you talking to me there

just making a general comment on the pic there..sorry got carried away

I had two leaks at the back. One I could see and fixed. Then the other I couldnt see and it was the turbo cooling pipe. :cry:

 

Really dont know why it isnt a hard pipe all the way??!??!!!?!?!?! :slap:

 

 

Does the water for that come from the radiator???

Also is there any symtoms to watch out for?

Its either your matrix pipes or your turbo water hoses, I have done both of mine bit of a bitch to do and you lose a bit of skin off your knuckles but it is possible you will need a ratchet with a bendy connector on it to go round the bends and pinch up the new hose clips on the tubby pipes.

 

I had a plemum bypass done for £300 by a well known trader on here, and was amazed that these little tubby pipes werent replaced with it.

 

Lesson learned, i didnt go back.

i've done this pita pipe with the engine in, i had to take off the aircon pipes though to get to it, it can be done but pacience here is a virtue, oh and plenty of plasters for your knuckles, take the battery out and have a look at the space!! the worse job is the damn 10mm bolt that holds the pipe in place, if you follow the pipe you will find the other end comes out at the top behind the manifold so i just removed that section of pipe.