Hi,
I have owned a 1992 Panda 999cc FIRE for arond 4 months.
It was running hot in traffic (approx 5/7 across the temp gauge) so I flushed the radiator, used a Holts de-gunking product and changed the coolant. It has been losing coolant from around the area of the oil filter ever since.
I have checked for leaky hoses etc and have found none. Having studied the Haynes manual I came to the conclusion that the leak is coming from around the water pump, and my plan was to remove the cambelt cover and have a look to find the leak, with a view to removing and refitting the water pump to remedy it.
- Have I come to the right conclusions? Where else should I be looking for the leak?
- Is refitting the water pump a job for a non mechanic (yet competent instruction/diagram reader - although I seem to have messed up on the coolant change!)
I would be very grateful for other members comments/advice about what I should do next.
Many thanks
I have owned a 1992 Panda 999cc FIRE for arond 4 months.
It was running hot in traffic (approx 5/7 across the temp gauge) so I flushed the radiator, used a Holts de-gunking product and changed the coolant. It has been losing coolant from around the area of the oil filter ever since.
I have checked for leaky hoses etc and have found none. Having studied the Haynes manual I came to the conclusion that the leak is coming from around the water pump, and my plan was to remove the cambelt cover and have a look to find the leak, with a view to removing and refitting the water pump to remedy it.
- Have I come to the right conclusions? Where else should I be looking for the leak?
- Is refitting the water pump a job for a non mechanic (yet competent instruction/diagram reader - although I seem to have messed up on the coolant change!)
I would be very grateful for other members comments/advice about what I should do next.
Many thanks