Was nipping to the local motor factors about an hour ago to get some pads for my track toy. As i have a rather large dose of Cosworth paranoia i always have my heaters on hot and number one, with the drivers vent blowing on my hand Just approaching a bit of road i ALWAYS give her death down and the heaters suddenly start blowing cold

luckily there is a petrol station about 50 yards away, so i coasted in there, popped the bonnet and supprise supprise no water in the header tank It took 5 pints to fill her up Bled her through and hey presto got heaters again Looked for leaks but could not find any

Going to have to have a good examination tomorrow, any one else suffer the strange Cosworth paranoia were the stereo is always on low so you can hear if thing falls off

Bri.

 

i get that everytime i drive any of my turbos

 

Yes, it's a common condition which afflicts many!




........i get it bad when im in my motors! All happy flooring it about, hear a creak or squeek and i start having a mild panic attack!


Close call matey!

 

Never had that problem in mine - I was more than happy to drive my reliable cossie to its limit

 

Sounds like a head gasket problem .

 

Could it really use 5 pints of water in the space of 30 miles pooteling around the town though? No miss fires or stutters either

Bri.

 

...no Mike its just the robbing bastards round here.....water is gold....

 

I know what you mean about the cossie paranoia

 

brian, the water has got to have come out of the engine some how
you need to check it over carefully

steve

 

I know steve, i have loads on too Just hoping its not what i think it is

Bri.

 

Check the carpets for dampness by drivers / pasenger feet, could have a leaky heater matrix.

I took the stereo out of my cossie years ago, straight cut dog box sounds better than most of the crap on the radio anyway

 

That was the first thing i checked too, bone dry

Bri.

 

i get that feelin everytime i start my saph up, always thinkin the worst when i hear a strange noise,

5Ltrs is a massive amount 2 loose in 30 mins though, sure u havent had a hose come off from some where

 

All hoses look fine, it lost 5 pints not 5 liters Spent a small fortune on her the last few months and this is how she repays me Going to have a good look tomorrow and pressurise the system up

Bri.

 

haha yer sorry, muppet 2 loose all that though, fingers crossed it will b1 of the hoses low down round the rad, when my head gasket gave up i didnt loose no where near that amount

 

i dont actually have my stereo on 98 per cent of the time,partly down to paranoia and partly down to concentrating more on the driving.

but yeah the paranoia thing is big for so many cossie owners.well the ones that care for their cars.

 

My 2wd sapphire kept losing water but whenever i looked i couldnt find a leak anywhere

After a few weeks of topping up the coolant one morning i was on my way to work and steam started pouring from under the bonnet. It turned out it was one of the water pipes on the turbo had cracked and gradually got worse.

Mart

 

I dont have a stereo in my cossie, it's just a hole

 

paranoid aint the word..i am constantly watching the gauges..and lookin in my mirrior for smoke!!!!!!..good job too as one of my heater hoses let go the other week whilst racing (i mean driving away from!!) a megane sport

 

Used to be well paranoid when driving any of my RS's "what's that noise / smell / rattle" etc (delete as appropriate)

Never had any paranoia issue's with my evo or any of my non ford cars.

 

I feel like I am flying when I drive a cossie, constant system checks, always keeping an eye on the engine guages - sure it is less strenuous work flying, least there is an auto pilot

 

Don't you just love cossies

You have checked the oil ?

Steve.

 

Take it you were going down the bank near the esso??

i must be one of the only people who doesnt get paranoid, my stereos always on, christ when the sunroof came out i wasnt even THAT worried was more worried for escyscott and BigErn behind us

 

as he said. i've had that on both of my cossies. very difficult to spot as a gradual trickle comes out and evaporates on the exhaust manifold

 

Now then bri! this has just happened to mine and found that the steel pipe on the btm of the rad was rotten and was seaping out then soon as i touched it the water just pissed out! Fixed that and let it run for a while then noticed water coming from between the head n the block under the exhaust manifold! Head gasket for me