my car just dripped about a cup and a half of water out from the engine, im hoping it werent from the pump, worse case scenerio can the pump be changed without removing the cambelt, it done this before and never did it again, i had ust been giving it a thrashing to have a look at my smoke carry on

 

hoping its just a one off

can the water pump be changed without removing the cambelt, it was changed not long ago and dont want to pay for it to be done again

 

i losing coolant and think it may be coming from there

have topped it up and its just sat for an hour, the water has gone down slightly but cant see it dripping anywhere, it did dump about a cup full out yesterday, could i have an air lock and its taking ages to fill up????

sorry mate cant help you, but i'll give you a free "Bump"

cheers lol

is it possible to put some newpaper or similar below the engine and leave it for a while to see where the drips are coming from? when my front pipes went i traced it from the floor, behind the bottom pulley, up the cam end covers, and eventually to the top, but the leak was mega and i could easily see where the water was coming from

will try that, cheers bud, thing is its fookin raining now so cant check it, will keep an eye on it for a few days

are the front pipes an easy fix, there is a little corrosion around them

yes mate front pipes are easyish to do and yes you cand do the water pump with out taking the belt off but you have to take almost the same amount of stuff off and removing the belt isnt hard !

cheers bud, might just stick some rad weld in for now till i can afford to get it sorted properly

cheers bud, might just stick some rad weld in for now till i can afford to get it sorted properly

 

not a big fan of that stuff just check the rubber hoses behind the alloy pipe with the temp senders in !

Radweld and V shaped engines dont mix, check all your pipes for splits and cracks, you can get leaks on pipes that only happen after shut off as when the system is flowing it tends to suck air in instead of leak water out, when you shut off the extra air in there pushes the water out.

 

If its not long had a cam belt surely the water pump and 2 short hoses would of been done?

it was done when before i bought it 20 000 miles ago so not sure, will have a good look when the rain stops

Ought to live in the midlands is warm and dry down here!!

twat lol, the sun is getting out now but im just about to hit the beer so will have to wait

twat lol, the sun is getting out now but im just about to hit the beer so will have to wait

 

thats unusual for you mate LOL

PMSL, i will be leaking coolant after a few more of these

have ya tried the bleed screw at the top, if you loosen it and leave it runnin that ill tell you if you have an air lock

You have got a new £10 radiator cap..........have'nt you?

I had a similar thing with a honda legend, it just spat water out seemingly randomly.took me ages to suss it :smash:

Allan, get the system pressure tested. The problem is that more than often the leak only happens when the engine is hot so all that comes out is steam, not drops of water. A pressure test on a cold system will soon show any leaks ;)

cheers bud, how do i pressure test it

ANY garage will be able to do that for you ;) If they can't they shouldn't be a garage lol

will ask my bro in law to have a bash at it

thats how i found my leak they're really easy to use and will show you the lead pretty much straight away

cheers for the reply's guys