Would the it not have just slowly dripped back into the sump, parts of the engine you can not see as the car has not been moved for a while?
HTH
David
HTH
David
Technical I have sprung a leak
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i have had a look and im puzzled, i cant see any obvious leaks but you can see the water at the back of the engine bay, underneath the battery tray and running down onto the (excuse my description), steering rod thing 
the coolant is now only got a little bit of froth in it
the level hasnt dropped anymore, but i will leave it over night and see what happens, although i have been driving round in it most the day and there seems to be nothing strange with it
the coolant is now only got a little bit of froth in it
the level hasnt dropped anymore, but i will leave it over night and see what happens, although i have been driving round in it most the day and there seems to be nothing strange with it
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another thing i noticed is that there are no pipes running to that area of the engine or no pipes running from water tank going to that area
Has it been raining? On Puntos there is a drain pipe for the heater intake vents that drips water down the back of the engine bay
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no it hasnt been raining, it must be coolant leaking though as the patch on the drive is still there - anyone know how to get rid of it , my mum will kill me
, my mum will kill me I had a similar leak.. Underneath ya airfilter jus under the rocker round the back of the engine, You will see to the left a bit a brass nut with a wire coming out of it.. this is ur temperature sensor.. Try plumbers tape or buy a new 1 if it leaks, I'd just buy a new 1 - pumbers tape will probly cause a mini bonfire in the enginebay..
Is your windscreen washers working?
I thought it maybe this:
https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=19048&highlight=monster+leak
but the pipe I bought to replace it was much better designed and from the Sei.
Liam
I thought it maybe this:
https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=19048&highlight=monster+leak
but the pipe I bought to replace it was much better designed and from the Sei.
Liam
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yeah they a working, i only topped up the other day, but it seems to be quite low, hmmmm, i was thinking it could be washer bottle when i was having a fiddle, but never checked it
bottle of barsleak will seal any minor leaks if you find one that isnt easily fixable. only a few quid a bottle and works a treat.
also whenhead gasket go it and go other way so that oil is fine but water is horrible. had taht on my car once. oil leaks into coolant makes it brown and yucky.
also whenhead gasket go it and go other way so that oil is fine but water is horrible. had taht on my car once. oil leaks into coolant makes it brown and yucky.
JonnyBoy said:Dave, have you any idea where my mayo has gone? Just been to look at the water tank to see if it was frothy n looked in the oil filler while I was there, no mayo any more
you can get a build up of mayo if you only been using car for short trips from condensation, then if you give car a good run it goes.
The last time I ran my car was last week when the H/G went, it pumped out white smoke and had mayo in the cap so I parked it up and it hasn't been started since. But the mayo has vanished and I don't want to risk running it until the head gasket has been done.
and I don't want to risk running it until the head gasket has been done.
Hi,
If its dripping on the suspension arm, the only thing that far back in the car is the heater matrix, is this or the pipes leading to it leaking and running along the fire wall and dripping on to the arm.
Thanks
Paul T
If its dripping on the suspension arm, the only thing that far back in the car is the heater matrix, is this or the pipes leading to it leaking and running along the fire wall and dripping on to the arm.
Thanks
Paul T
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the coolant hasnt gone down since i topped it up yesterday and i done 300 miles in it the past couple of days
im thinking it could be washer bottle, but without taking the arch liner out i cant tell
my heaters are working fine, but what is the heater matrix
im thinking it could be washer bottle, but without taking the arch liner out i cant tell
my heaters are working fine, but what is the heater matrix
The heater matrix is a small radiator inside the heater box. It is part of the engine cooling system so gets hot when the engine runs, the fan blows through the matrix to provide heat inside the car.
The matrix is one of the highest points on the cooling circuit, so if there is a shortage of water the heater runs cold at any setting.
Cheers
D
The matrix is one of the highest points on the cooling circuit, so if there is a shortage of water the heater runs cold at any setting.
Cheers
D
Hi,
The heater matrix is behind that black fury cardboard type thing at the back of the engine bay, has two water pipes leading to it from the engine, next to the battery, it basicly the same as the radiator at the front of the car but a lot smaller(150mm X 250mm). It works by pulling outside air, with the blower fan, through the matrix, which raises the temperature of the air, going into the car.
Hope this helps
Paul T
The heater matrix is behind that black fury cardboard type thing at the back of the engine bay, has two water pipes leading to it from the engine, next to the battery, it basicly the same as the radiator at the front of the car but a lot smaller(150mm X 250mm). It works by pulling outside air, with the blower fan, through the matrix, which raises the temperature of the air, going into the car.
Hope this helps
Paul T
Gaz, the water could well have blown out of the expansion bottle cap. When the turbo head gasket went, the water was frothy and the cap was peeing steam and water everywhere.
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the cap was replaced a while ago as the rubber seal perished
i am thinking it is now the washer fluid bottle, cause i put some in and it comes back out, im thinking of puting in the pink washer fluid so i can tell the difference between the coolant and the washer fluid
i am thinking it is now the washer fluid bottle, cause i put some in and it comes back out, im thinking of puting in the pink washer fluid so i can tell the difference between the coolant and the washer fluid
that sei i had the washer water leaked when i filled it. i took it out nothing wrong with it. turned out the pipe for rear screen wash had hit aulternator(sp) and split, long shot but worth checking
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cheers dave
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i still havent checked the washer bottle
but have got a belt slipping somewhere cause its screaming if high revs
i think i have also got air in the system as theres a gurrgling sound, i had a similer noise on my uno too, and that had something to do with air in the system, but i wrote car off so never got it sorted
im guessing these are common faults, can anyone point me in the right direction as to what they might be
but have got a belt slipping somewhere cause its screaming if high revs
i think i have also got air in the system as theres a gurrgling sound, i had a similer noise on my uno too, and that had something to do with air in the system, but i wrote car off so never got it sorted
im guessing these are common faults, can anyone point me in the right direction as to what they might be
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