(T) I have sprung a leak

I havent had chance to look where yet, but the water level is below min

im guessing worst case scenario is the rad, i need the car for tomorrow as im off on an adventure lol, would it be possible??

what else can i look for, i dont really want to take it upto the garage yet

top the water bottle up and then start the engine up to pressurise the system.

if its the rad gone, you'll see it p155ing out from somewhere - mine was shooting straight through the bumper!!!

Add egg to your water

Where's the adventure Gareth?

add egg to water - i aint baking a cake

im guessing it isnt the rad then as i managed to drive 20 miles to my mates house and back again

the adventure is un-important, but i am going to see someone

if its the rad you could try the sealant stuff that you put in the water that seals up holes, this could do as a temp measure until you get a chance to sort it?

You check all coolant pipes when the car is running. alos the bleed nipples are on tightly?

HTH

David

Fill it with water, run the engine up to temperature and look under the bonnet for steam. And pray it's not the bloody head gasket

its what we used in old days before barrs leak and rad weld were invented.

you know what its means if you keep loosing water and theres no leak dont you? lets hope its not that and you just didnt do cap up tight, has it gone down again?

i just been to have a quick lok, its not the rad itself

there is water collected on the suspension arm thing - i dont know the correct name

i cant see where its dripping from, cause i cant jack it up on the uni car park

Water pump seals maybe gone then.....

Sounds like a loose hose. That's best case scenario.

If the Sei's engine bay layout is similar to the Punto's, then if its on the drivers side it could be radiator bottom hose/water pump; if its on the passenger side it could be top hose/thermostat housing. Also check the heater hoses and any bleed screws.

i just opened the water tank and the water is frothy - like its got fairy liquid in it

Doesn't sound promising... I'll pop out and have a look in the Punto's, thats got a dead head gasket, if its the same then it's looking bad Gaz

dont you have a loss of power and mayo type stuff on the oil cap, i thought head gasket uses up water not lleaks it out

True, but the level will still drop. Anyway, there's no froth and all the mayo has vanished mind the car hasn't been run since it went a week ago, so maybe thats why? No idea why your water's frothy then, if you've got no mayo then your H/G should be fine. I didn't notice any power loss though, it ran perfectly before I parked it up.