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Valver Boy
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:46 am

for the last few days iv been topping up my water to max level.. as each time when i check in the morning it sits jus below max level..usualy only had to top it up once a week

there are no obvious signs of leaks...just a bit odd and worrying... any ideas??
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:51 am

a leak? Dodgy cap allowign it to escape.

Squeeze the hoses, if you hear the cap make lots of noise the caps dodgy, get another/clean out the one you have.
Valver Boy
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:23 am

nice one il give it a shot Wink
Valver Boy
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:48 am

well changed the cap on the expassion bottle today, the rubber inside it was slightly kinkd couldnt get it to sit flat...

so far level has not dropped, before changing the cap i noticed a couple of drops of coolant on the box,take it this is coz of the dodgy cap too?
schakal
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:27 am

you could have just cleaned the old cap ,its a simple process tbh .
does the pressure build up when hot,you got to feel that by squeezing the water pipe by the radiator
Valver Boy
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:47 pm

pressure does buidd up when its hot schacks...as for cleaning the old one didnt bother coz i already had this one lying around Wink
schakal
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:51 pm

even that new one u put on the tank would be pretty rusty if its been used before ,just pop the blue cap out with a screw driver and clean the springs and plastic bits with a bit of cloth and wd40 mate. trust me it will be as good as new
Valver Boy
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:57 pm

seen as i am doing feck all il give it a shot...and if i do(trust me i probly will) mange to screw it up atleast il still have the other Smile
schakal
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:02 pm

i dont think you will unless u burn the feckin thing
Valver Boy
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:23 pm

wathch this space Laughing Laughing
Valver Boy
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:19 am

right cleaned both the caps, the one that was originally on mine wernt to bad to be honest but the second one i used Shocked ..feck me was full of shit!!

mines clean and back on..but after leaving it overnight, in the morning when i check there are still a couple of drops of coolant on the box?? could it be coming from the cap...checkd all hoses but dnt seem to be them?
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:22 am

I'd look closer at the hose's. wrap newspaper round the header tank then check it in the morning, you should have a trail.
Valver Boy
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:28 pm

thanks for the tip...il do that tonight,keep ya posted Wink
Valver Boy
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:58 am

right did as you said chris with the newspaper...but no joy Evil or Very Mad

before getting into the car topped water level up to max..once i got to me mates thoght id check the level and it were on min???????

did about 15miles in it i know its been pretty warm recently but from using no water to a fair bit..cant be coz of that can it??
schakal
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:22 am

water pump Wink

see if the w .pump pulley is going sideways a little while idleing
Valver Boy
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:32 am

right jus bin out to put some oil in the car..when i opened the bonnet the was a slight "hissing" sound coming from the expanssion bottle cap??

Schacks...if it is the w.pump would this cause it to drop revs ever so slightly?

Embarassed w.pump pulley..where would this be located?
schakal
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:46 am

that hiisng is fine,just make sure your cap is clean and the pressure is building up on the hoses ,squeeze the rad top hose it shall be solid when hot.

water pump is located on the left hand side of the engine the pulley thats after the 2 pulleys on top of each other(alternator and ps pump)
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:54 am

cap shouldn't hiss, if mit is then either theres to much pressure or more liekly you have a leak.

Its the smooth pulley, the rest are grooved.
Valver Boy
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:11 am

right checkd the w pump pulley but it dosnt seem to be going sideways when ideling...

so if the top rad hose is not solid when hot..does that mean the w pump?
Valver Boy
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:08 pm

right its been parked up for the best part of 4 hours...

iv jus been to check and when i lifted the bonnet...thres still some wired noise coming fron the expansion bottle cap Confused
schakal
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:16 pm

Valver Boy wrote:
right checkd the w pump pulley but it dosnt seem to be going sideways when ideling...

so if the top rad hose is not solid when hot..does that mean the w pump?


it means the pressure is not building up ,can be many things
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