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Old 24-09-2006, 09:15 AM
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Default water leak can any one help b 4 i start ...

we spent all day working on the car yesterday,
refitted and welded the exhaust as it was vibrating off something,put the new boot lid on,fitted the splitter,fitted the pace turbo cooler,changed the oil ect ect,

put it all back together went to get petrol and seen water running from under the car,it looks like it is comming from the back of the back of the engine but right up under it you can see it dripping but not where it is comming from, any one got any ideas what it could be???

there is heater matrix pipes there,or could it be the head gasket????

cheers in advance......
Old 24-09-2006, 09:29 AM
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if you check the t piece connecter by the fuse box (the water system) it might be leaking thier thats were my one was, the clip had cut into the pipe slightly on the under side
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or check on top of the oil cooler as these start to weep by the joins also see which pipe feels weak and soft due to old age
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what car is it and does it have air con?
Old 24-09-2006, 09:34 AM
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cheers i will check them later,,,just weird that it started after we done the worl,i wonder if we have done something by fiting the turbo cooler,but that is just the pipe across the engine....sodding cars........
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