can someone help me find the source of my problem. i noticed the water in the header tank was going down faster than it should do and then i noticed that there is an obvious leak coming from the block, it looks as though it originates from just under the exhaust manifold. near the yellow sticker in the picture below...


any help would be muchly appreciated!

 

doesnt look good mate if its coming from there

 

i know

 

Is it not leaking at the core plug??? Should be easy to sort if it is

 

thats the sort of answer i like. 'easy to sort'

cant be dealing with major problems right now, its due to go into the bodyshop (again) at the weekend.

will have a look.

 

ok your all gonna think im real stupid but....

i think the majority of the water in that pic originates from the slatted hole that Ford put in the bonnet.

note water marks running down the exhaust manifold and cambelt cover.

however there is definately a coolant leak somewhere as the header tank has gone down quite a bit.

 

Leaky core plug by the looks of things Easy enough to fix mate, you can get a whole core plug replacement kit for the cvh from Burtons for a few quid! Only hard thing is knocking the old one out the block, not too much trouble tho!

 

any reason what would cause this to leak or is it just general wear and tear.

eg: is there a bigger problem?

thanks for all your replies chaps!

 

Who told you this?


knock the old one out by using a screwdriver and a hammer, place the screwy in the centre or at the edge on the inside of the core plug and give it a dunt, it will disfigure it and allow it to come out easy!

https://www.burtonpower.com/dets_pro...p=09027&PSet=1

Their the chaps your after.

then fitting all you need to do is chap them in gently, preferably with a rubber mallet or a piece of wood across the tops so they go in evenly and square!

MAKESURE IT IS THESE LEAKING FIRST!!

Also check around the water pump.


P.s. cant think of a reason why they would leak other than general wear and tear as you say, makesure your coolant mixture is correct as the only other reason they may leak or pop out is if your coolant freezes, it wil expand and look for the weakest point to come out.

 

 

thanks for all your input people. turned out to be rain water in the end.

ran the car on the drive for 5 minutes and it was still bone dry. must be where i drove the car in the rain and it dripped off the engine overnight.

i thought the header tank looked low on coolant but then i realised that it rises once the car is running so thats why i thought it must have gone down a lot!

 

i want reimbursted for my time

 

lol am sorry, am gonna treat myself to an stainless vent plate to prevent it happening again!

 

 

Kidding on mate Adams gonna send me his car up for compensation

 

Keep dreaming u c*nt!

 

shit i better call the transporter company and cancell

 

 

Just wondering what Coolant you guys recommend, anything better than anything else??

 

Wouldnt of thought so mate, it all does the same job really, some will be dearer than others but i cant see much bennefit, might be wrong though!