loosing coolant...but no mayo on oil filler cap

monkeyhanger · 25th October 2009, 11:49

oh dear..... the old girl is loosing water, saw a puddle under the engine area on my drive, needed to put about a pint in to top up to correct level

there is no mayo on the oil filler cap or inside the head, and looking below the engine there are drips from around the oil drain bolt area,

...any advise or a link to a previous thread

fingers crossed it's an easy one for my beautiful old girl
thanks in advance

derek

pab · 25th October 2009, 14:07

best time to look for leaks is when the car is cooling down..go around the engine bay with a torch.
what year is the car?

monkeyhanger · 25th October 2009, 16:05

2003 1.8 turbo, i've looked when the car is running - no steam/spray, but when cooler a small drip running down the sump (to the right of the bolt) wipe it off and a small oily drip returns - i think its oily /dirty from running down the sump

T-Cut · 25th October 2009, 16:58

Two things to check, since the coolant leak seems to be running down the block. First is the inlet manifold seals. These are well known for leaking. The coolant may run around the head to block joint and appear at the front of the block. The second is the drain at the bottom of the cam belt housing behind the crankshaft pulley. Leaks from the pump will drip from this spot which is fairly near the sump drain plug. The commonest leaky place on these engines is the upper T-piece just behind the radiator. A Gerry-T fixes that.

TC

kaiser · 26th October 2009, 10:47

The water pump is a suspect!

gazdon · 26th October 2009, 19:21

i had a water leak from mine last week i was advised to poor in k seal and now the leak has stoped its great stuff and a perment fix

JohnDotCom · 26th October 2009, 21:57

I personally wouldn't rely on it as a permanent fix,
and would search out and correct/fix fault.

25th October 2009, 11:49	#1
monkeyhanger Regular poster rover 75 1.8 classic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: peterlee Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	loosing coolant...but no mayo on oil filler cap oh dear..... the old girl is loosing water, saw a puddle under the engine area on my drive, needed to put about a pint in to top up to correct level there is no mayo on the oil filler cap or inside the head, and looking below the engine there are drips from around the oil drain bolt area, ...any advise or a link to a previous thread fingers crossed it's an easy one for my beautiful old girl thanks in advance derek

26th October 2009, 19:21	#6
gazdon Regular poster zt Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: telford shropshire Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	leak i had a water leak from mine last week i was advised to poor in k seal and now the leak has stoped its great stuff and a perment fix

25th October 2009, 14:07	#2
pab Banned MG ZT V6 190+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 33,223 Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,416 Posts	best time to look for leaks is when the car is cooling down..go around the engine bay with a torch. what year is the car?

25th October 2009, 16:05	#3
monkeyhanger Regular poster rover 75 1.8 classic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: peterlee Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	2003 1.8 turbo, i've looked when the car is running - no steam/spray, but when cooler a small drip running down the sump (to the right of the bolt) wipe it off and a small oily drip returns - i think its oily /dirty from running down the sump

25th October 2009, 16:58	#4
T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,753 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	Two things to check, since the coolant leak seems to be running down the block. First is the inlet manifold seals. These are well known for leaking. The coolant may run around the head to block joint and appear at the front of the block. The second is the drain at the bottom of the cam belt housing behind the crankshaft pulley. Leaks from the pump will drip from this spot which is fairly near the sump drain plug. The commonest leaky place on these engines is the upper T-piece just behind the radiator. A Gerry-T fixes that. TC

26th October 2009, 10:47	#5
kaiser This is my second home 75 Tourer 2.5 Auto, 1.8T, 75V8ZT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johannesburg ZA Posts: 6,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 859 Times in 613 Posts	The water pump is a suspect!

26th October 2009, 21:57	#7
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	I personally wouldn't rely on it as a permanent fix, and would search out and correct/fix fault.