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| whelo Member Since: 06 Jan 2013 Location: Bridgend Posts: 34  
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Hi, been topping up the coolant for couple weeks, not much to warrant panic.
Climbed under her this morning to change the reverse light switch & noticed red coolant on passenger side of sump.. Opened bonnet & under turbo there was the coolant pooling.. I couldn't see where its coming from, looks like i'll have to take off the manifold to see it, any idea's where they leak in this area.. Cheers, Jason Getting there, slowly.. |
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13th Mar 2013 3:33pm |
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| whelo Member Since: 06 Jan 2013 Location: Bridgend Posts: 34
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2002 & 92000... Getting there, slowly..
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13th Mar 2013 3:49pm |
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| big steve Member Since: 24 Dec 2009 Location: hertfordshire Posts: 2456  
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is it at the back under number 4and 5 on the manifold ?
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13th Mar 2013 3:54pm |
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| whelo Member Since: 06 Jan 2013 Location: Bridgend Posts: 34
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Sounds about right, can't really see where its coming from, i haven't got any normal head gasket signs.
She's fine apart from the topping up of water every now & then.. Jason Getting there, slowly.. |
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13th Mar 2013 3:59pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6037 
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Under the turbo is the oil cooler, which has a pipe coming off it for the heater, that could be weeping, or the oil cooler housing gasket where it bolts onto the block.
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13th Mar 2013 4:10pm |
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| whelo Member Since: 06 Jan 2013 Location: Bridgend Posts: 34
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Hope its that then, what's the easiest way to access it?
Jason Getting there, slowly.. |
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13th Mar 2013 4:11pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6037
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Drain the coolant, turbo & manifold off (easier to leave the turbo bolted to the manifold, just undo the oil feed and drain pipes, careful as there's a gasket on the drain pipe and 2 copper O rings on the top feed)
then you need to take the centrifugal filter off (3x 10mm bolts) then the main oil filter housing (3x 10mm bolts) then you can get to the cooler itself (which is about 6 or so 10mm bolts), all easy. a couple of tin gaskets for the centrifugal filter and main cooler that should be replaced. Although if you're looking to see if that heater pipe is leaking, just take the turbo heat shield off. To see if the cooler is leaking, with the turbo heat shield off as well, with a torch you can see behind the turbo. |
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13th Mar 2013 4:31pm |
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| whelo Member Since: 06 Jan 2013 Location: Bridgend Posts: 34
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Sounds like a job for the weekend, shame there's rugby on.. Hopefully i wont b too hung over sunday..
Cheers for the help.. Jason Getting there, slowly.. |
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13th Mar 2013 9:04pm |
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| Welshsurferdude Member Since: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Newport Posts: 2314
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13th Mar 2013 9:08pm |
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| whelo Member Since: 06 Jan 2013 Location: Bridgend Posts: 34
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 Getting there, slowly.. |
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13th Mar 2013 9:13pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5420 
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There is a core plug/big screw in thing, in the side of the head, and these often leak. They don't show it as it dries with the heat of the exhaust, but it gets blown to the back of the engine by the fan, and tracks along the head gasket, giving you worrying wallet twitches.
Will try to find picture. Andy |
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13th Mar 2013 10:23pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5420
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Between exhaust ports three and four
http://s533.beta.photobucket.com/user/hawk...7.jpg.html Andy |
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13th Mar 2013 10:31pm |
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| whelo Member Since: 06 Jan 2013 Location: Bridgend Posts: 34
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Cheers Andy, looking at your pic its not far off there, it pooling on the flat toward the bellhousing.
Looks like i'm gonna have to take the manifold off anyway to sort it. Luckily its not leaking that bad, so it can wait til next weekend. Cheers, Jason Getting there, slowly.. |
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15th Mar 2013 11:48am |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769  
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I've just discovered the same problem so it's booked in for checking and maybe new head gasket and skim in a couple of weeks
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15th Mar 2013 3:59pm |
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