Hi (first post here) was hoping for some help or advice, I own a punto sporting mk1 1.2
I had the head gasket replaced a few months back at about 83k plus a head skim. car was working fine, then the other day i checked the water level and it had dropped from max to below min, so i topped it up and drove the car for a couple days and checked it again and the water level was down below min again, the car runs fine from cold and when warmed up (last time when the head gasket was going, there was hardly any water loss at all, but the car would run really horrible from cold (buring off water that had seeped into the cylinder/s while left over night)
ive checked all around for water leaks including heater matirx which is dry, cant see any leaks from the radiator etc...no mayo type stuff on oil cap, ran the car on my drive untill warmed up, fan kicks in and the temp them goes down slightly, so i should think the water pump is working ok. also oil level is ok and hasnt changed.
does anyone have any ideas whats going on, head gasket gone again or cracked cylinder head maybe (i dont know) would have thought the car wouldnt run very well if that much water was lost into the cylinders?
Cheers Matt.
I had the head gasket replaced a few months back at about 83k plus a head skim. car was working fine, then the other day i checked the water level and it had dropped from max to below min, so i topped it up and drove the car for a couple days and checked it again and the water level was down below min again, the car runs fine from cold and when warmed up (last time when the head gasket was going, there was hardly any water loss at all, but the car would run really horrible from cold (buring off water that had seeped into the cylinder/s while left over night)
ive checked all around for water leaks including heater matirx which is dry, cant see any leaks from the radiator etc...no mayo type stuff on oil cap, ran the car on my drive untill warmed up, fan kicks in and the temp them goes down slightly, so i should think the water pump is working ok. also oil level is ok and hasnt changed.
does anyone have any ideas whats going on, head gasket gone again or cracked cylinder head maybe (i dont know) would have thought the car wouldnt run very well if that much water was lost into the cylinders?
Cheers Matt.
