water leak

[andy_corsa]

right people, i'm loseing water pretty quick i have to top it up everyday. i cannot see the leak at all i have tried looking for it so i dont know where its coming from. i have tried some good stuff called k-seal that seals everything but it still seems to be leaking. sometimes when i start the car you can hear water coming out/moving around, like i said i cant see it coming from anywhere so what could be the problem? could it be my water pump?

[jordyp]

try get some dye for it, put it straight in the expansion tank and clean all the water/oil or whatever away from under the car and run it and you should be able to see where its coming from, is all the pipes on correctly?

[andy_corsa]

yeah all the pipes are fine i checked them all.

[bluecorsab]

sounds like it could be the water pump, we will be changing matty101's this week so keep on eye on "every body ready for pvs" thread to see how its done

[jordyp]

are you losing power? and any noise from engine?

[andy_corsa]

are you losing power? and any noise from engine?

it actually seems to be spluttering a little from the exhaust aswell.

[jordyp]

head gasket mate, check your oil filler cap and see if its all creamy

[andy_corsa]

head gasket mate, check your oil filler cap and see if its all creamy

ok thanks for that depressing news i will get it checked out and see how much it is to get it fixed

[robclowes]

deffo sounds like head gasket has gone! sorry for the bad news

[jordyp]

check the cap and if its full of creamy mayo then take it to a garage and get a compression test down on it just to make sure it is,i done my old corsa was 1.2 8v same as ive got but had power steerin, central lockin, sunroof, and me adn my uncle down it in about 3 hours, you could prob do it yourself if you get a haynes manual and a straight edge,*steel rule* and a torque wrench, its a peice eh piss tbh, just make sure you put the engine to the timing marks first, and make sure its all timed up right and youve cleaned all the surfaces really really good or itl be a waste of time mate, let me know if it is mate

[andy_corsa]

check the cap and if its full of creamy mayo then take it to a garage and get a compression test down on it just to make sure it is,i done my old corsa was 1.2 8v same as ive got but had power steerin, central lockin, sunroof, and me adn my uncle down it in about 3 hours, you could prob do it yourself if you get a haynes manual and a straight edge,*steel rule* and a torque wrench, its a peice eh piss tbh, just make sure you put the engine to the timing marks first, and make sure its all timed up right and youve cleaned all the surfaces really really good or itl be a waste of time mate, let me know if it is mate

i checked to see if the oil is creamy and its not? i checked when it was cold and then after i gave it a run back from work.

i have all of the tools to do it and a manual but i dont fancy doing it myself it would just be my luck and something will go wrong like the timeing will be out or something.

[jordyp]

if its losing water and water coming from exhaust then must be head gasket, the best way to do it is to mark the timing first with tip-ex. do it with a mechanic mate if youve got one

[andy_corsa]

if its losing water and water coming from exhaust then must be head gasket, the best way to do it is to mark the timing first with tip-ex. do it with a mechanic mate if youve got one

i'm gonna get it into a garage and get a compression test. i'm not spending money on new head gasket because i dont know for deffo it is that.

thanks alot for your help

[jordyp]

aye only reason i can think it is is cause its losing water and theres no signs of water leaks, if it was water pump it would leak.....

[andy_corsa]

aye only reason i can think it is is cause its losing water and theres no signs of water leaks, if it was water pump it would leak.....

thanks for your help jordy, i appreciate it