Mistermann Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Last night I got home to be greeted by a coolant leak. I left the car to cool down and went about looking over it this morning. The leak appears to be behind and just below the pulleys and belt - I have tried to capture this is this picture: I do have a video of it but am struggling to upload it at the mo (can't access media sharing website like youtube on my work PC) So this morning at some godawful hour I went about looking over it and found the following: After flushing the rad, swapping my lower rad pipe and refilling with coolant - the old coolant was old and a bit murky but not in terrible condition However, there was a coolant coloured think slush in my overflow My oil level was really low - i changed the oil this morning too The leak continued whilst the car was running and not running - its a fairly rapid dripping I blasted the heater whilst the car was running this morning for approx 6mins and no hot air came out at all Any ideas peoples? I will try and get the video uploaded but wont be able to do it until later Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Maybe you hit a kangaroo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) Water pump or radiator How olds the rad ? is it the original one Have a good look on the fan side of the rad for leaks, get the fan cowel off and even the fan so you can see better. The heater matrix will have air in it hence no hot air cominig out, you'll need to bleed the system after you've found and fixed the leak. Edited August 18, 2011 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Maybe you hit a kangaroo. Didnt think to turn the image round lol! Thank DnK - Looking at it I suspect that it is probably the original rad - although the picture doesnt do it full justice, I am pretty sure the leak is originating from behind the fan, and behind the pulleys, when I stuck my head under the car this morning, it looked as though it could be from behind the alternator area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) It could be the bypass pipe then that fits into the water pump, its sealed with 2 o rings, have a look in the WSM, the cooling section is pretty good http://www.turbosupras.com/pages/en/pages/technical/a80tsrm.htm e Edited August 18, 2011 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Would it be worth getting a bypass pipe and/or O-rings and trying to replace them before hauling of the water pump - any ideas on part numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I'd run the car up checking for leaks first and try to pin point exactly whats leaking If you speak to Steve Manley at Inchcape Toyota near Oxford he doesn't usually need part numbers or chassis numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Thought I woud update just incase anyone had similar problems - This turned out to be a failed thermostat housing gasket. On investigation I traced the leak back from the lower rad hose up to where it mounts to the engine - just behind where you clip the rad hose on there is a metal join, as it goes one of the bolts had broken off which to my untrained eyes looked as though where it was coming from however with a little more digging we got the bolt out and the gasket had perished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Thanks for the update chap. It's good when people post up resolutions to their problems. Many times I've come across an old thread that describes *exactly* the problem I'm having, but the OP hasn't bothered to post up how he eventually fixed it. Grrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Cheers pal - word for word thats exactly why i did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Maybe you hit a kangaroo. Subtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest George89 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Best and easiest thing to do is pour some coper in to your radiator. I had a big leak but it all stopped after i used "K Seal coolant leak repair " http://www.vintageandsportscarservices.co.uk/k-seal-coolant-leak-repair-236ml-180-p.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) Best and easiest thing to do is pour some coper in to your radiator. I had a big leak but it all stopped after i used "K Seal coolant leak repair " http://www.vintageandsportscarservices.co.uk/k-seal-coolant-leak-repair-236ml-180-p.asp In my opinion the best thing is to fix it properly, it doesnt take long to overheat a tt and cook your c/h and then your in for a seriously big bill. Rad weld and alike is for old bangers not your p & j Edited August 26, 2011 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Thought I woud update just incase anyone had similar problems - This turned out to be a failed thermostat housing gasket. On investigation I traced the leak back from the lower rad hose up to where it mounts to the engine - just behind where you clip the rad hose on there is a metal join, as it goes one of the bolts had broken off which to my untrained eyes looked as though where it was coming from however with a little more digging we got the bolt out and the gasket had perished. Glad you found the fault, i wasn't too far away with my guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wile e coyote Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 In my opinion the best thing is to fix it properly, it doesnt take long to overheat a tt and cook your c/h and then your in for a seriously big bill. Rad weld and alike is for old bangers not your p & j i agree find the fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 Water pump or radiator Thought i'd update this a little more (for the benfit of DnK ) - after further investigation a secondary leak was found...it would appear the bung has a tiny pin hole in it which is leaking coolant so I am looking at replacing the water pump housing/water pump! good work buddy...! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Im sorry you found another leak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 its all your fault! It not a bad thing, at least its all getting fixed and I didnt ultimately blow the headgasket. As everything is coming off anyway I'm getting a new cambelt put on which the car is due for anyway so it kinda of ties it all together well....you did very well to indentify it from my upside down picture! and your advice got me going in the right dsirection when this first came about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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