Technical tipo diesel 1991 overheating???

[ash1971]

hi, ive been the proud owner of a h reg 1.9 turbo diesel tipo for a couple of weeks, yesterday after a 50 mile run the digital temp gauge went up from its normal 2 bar marking to the middle of the gauge, about 6 bars up.The small pipe which branches off and which returns to the top of the plastic coolant reservoir tank was flowing coolant and steaming?... hope i dont have to scrap her.... any ideas please.. cheers ashleigh..

 

[ash1971]

hi, ive been the proud owner of a h reg 1.9 turbo diesel tipo for a couple of weeks, yesterday after a 50 mile run the digital temp gauge went up from its normal 2 bar marking to the middle of the gauge, about 6 bars up.The small pipe which branches off and which returns to the top of the plastic coolant reservoir tank was flowing coolant and steaming?... hope i dont have to scrap her.... any ideas please.. cheers ashleigh..

hi again, ive lost about 2 litres of water in the last day or so, so i had a look around the engine bay and can see water leaking from the water pump, the harder i rev the engine the more water is leaking ( i suppose thats obvious) and am trying to find out how much of a pig of a job this could be, and is it expensive, also is there any sealant type products that could be added to the cooling system to seal it.. cheers again ashleigh..

 

[fixit]

Forget the sealants - they just make it worse in the long run.

If it is definitely the pump itself, go and buy one from a breaker - should be around £20 - 30.

Easy to replace - cheaper than gettting it fixed, but not as cheap as fixing it yourself... take it off, check the seals, castings, etc.

May be as simple as a seal, or as easily fixed as a cracked casting (get it clean and you should be able to get it welded for £5-10).

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