Zen1

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Hey guys need help just driving my type r and the water is not holding in engine looked at the car there was a reddy liquid coming from re fill bottle near the battery its all wet. i need help to me it seems head gasket please can any one shed some light as if it is i will need it doing ASAP. E.G. which gakset to get and what skim . also will this effect my engine it runs and drives and pulls and holds boost. I am not sure sure because my bonet isnt lined up properly and there is a gap on the left side so could it be rain?

Please help thanks

Grant Hay

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is the car actually overheating , using water or have you just spotted a strange liquid and assuming its coolant?

Zen1

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basically first there was a pipe thats near the inlet mani that controls water to the fan and heater and that pipe snapped got a 2nd hand one. yes the temp goes up then it goes back to normal

bugeyejohn

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sounds like you fixed the problem with the pipe and then got a air lock make sure your air is all out and hopefully it will be alright

Zen1

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i hope so i just took it out now there is no smoke at all nothing and pulls holts 1 bar boost but theres loads of water near the batter tray

bugeyejohn

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proberly where the air lock blew the water out

alcazar

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If you are worried, get a garage to "sniff test" it.

Zen1

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my brother owns a garage will get that done tomorow but it cant be head gasket as there is no smoke at all

Zen1

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could it defo be air lock

Cannon Fodder

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I have a very similar problem - exhaust gases are leaking past the head gasket and pressurising the coolant. It only happens on my car on boost, a sniff test was inconclusive, as you cannot create boost when stationery.

The coolant is being dumped into the overflow reservoir as the radiator cap is only to relieve the excess pressure in the system.

After this has happened I get airlocks and you can see the coolant sprayed out of the overflow reservoir.

In my case I have a head gasket failure.

Zen1

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Ok so it is a head gasket failure??? Mine leaks out and I saw the redy liquid on my bumper just near the wing

woolsta82

ive got the same prob changed anti freeze before the bad weather ad a air lock sorted that out but seems to have come back temp goes to norm wen drivin but wen idlein overheats and heatin not very warm only warm wen drivin and i noticed smoke comin from the bottom ov the car is it head prob or just thermostat ?plus car filled up with smoke wtf

Zen1

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My car temp went up then drove back to normal again also the heaters are always nice and warm once the car is warmed up it has never had smoke coming out at all

bugeyejohn

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The redish liquid is prob anti freeze or rusty residue from the system which was moved when it got hot and built up pressure make sure theres no air in the system and see how it goes

Zen1

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I'm going to strip the engine down in the morning and Check every thing

woolsta82

just hoping it ent the head only ad it 6 months power still there tho i have noticed on mine that the bottom rad hose is warm on the top ov it and cold on bottom ?

Zen1

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Just hope not mate