monkey nutz

Noticed this over the last few months and forgot to mention it @ SCC today. My FRS is loosing a small amount of water and it's not from the engine bay - it's dripping from the middle section of the car!?! (I think the middle of the exhaust as crazy as that sounds!) As I say, it's not been a great deal, dropping from the max mark to half way from that and the min mark since about April. It's done 22,000, with no major mods and isn't smoking or over-heating?

Any ideas guys?

Doncarlyon

Are you sure it isnt losing coolant from the thermostat housing then dripping down the gear box or somewhere round there?

AlexRS2782

I would say possibly the thermostat housing as well as it isnt that far off the centre of the car tbh - pretty common problem with the FRS

bassboy

Sounds like the thermostat housing...what colour antifreeze have you got in the car...check around the thermostat for leaking (if your using pink antifreeze it will be obvious against the black)...

with regards to the water coming from the middle of the exhaust...you sure its not developed a slight leak and condensation is dripping out?

bassboy

Lami

Sounds like it could be the Air con leak off pipe

monkey nutz

I can't see any water coming out of the thermostat housing, but then it's not leaking that much.


What's the air con leak off pipe then Lami? I haven't used the air con yet though.

Lami

Its at the back of the bulkhead.

There aint any water pipes in the middle of the car, just fuel and brake lines.


You should use your air con at least once a month for 15 mins, to stop the
seals shrinking and loosing all the gas

monkey nutz

Lol, I'm just well paranoid about over-heating, so don't use it.

Lami

Eh!!!!!

Stick the air con on and it usually drops the water temp by 10 degrees due
to the fan kicking in

lowman

the water dripping from the air con is normal.when the air cools down..it will produce condensed air.this will drip down...which it is supposed to do.
had tons of people stopping by at the garage where i work at...and asking what the leak is from under their car..and its just air con getting rid of the condensed air.