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took the escos out yesterday, came back and parked on the drive to find the header tank completely empty and its contents on the drive.

Had a poke around but can't pin point exactly where its leaking from, its somewhere from the front of the engine, its definately not from the thermostat housing but a bit further down and its leaking all over the pulleys.

Have filled the expansion tank back up and it holds the water until you take the expansion cap off or squeeze the rad hoses.

Anyone got any ideas on what might be leaking?

tabetha

If it leaks just by squeezing a hose it sounds like a bad leak so should be easy to find ?
Try to get someone with you to look while they or you do the hose squeezy bit, or try some compressed air say 5 psi in there if you have a CORK bung and compressor, you will then see it weeing!
Obvious place is the w/pump, seal ?
tabetha

garyrs

yup water pump is deff below themstat houseing , use somewater leak finder stuff , can get it from motor centre and comes out a bright color were the leak is. gary

bpspa

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Managed to get a couple of piccies, although its from the top at the moment.




Its coming from below the part (the one thats rusty) just right and below of the thermostat housing and left and below of the tensioner.
Had a look at some piccies I have found form Ford showing the thermostat housing it does look the right place for the water pump but not sure.
How easy is it to remove the water pump on these, doesn't look much space?

garyrs

yup the rusty thing sure looks like the water pump, i took mine off in about 25-35 mins, but i have a 2wd, with diffent pipe positions on water pump and therostat houseing so not sure how hard it will be , cant see it takeing much longer,gary

tabetha

Easy to do just a lot of stuff in the way.
tabetha

bpspa

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thanks for the help and pointers guys, will give it a try when I can get a new pump