Deano_P1

I drove home from work today which is only a 10min drive and when i pulled into my drive there was steam coming from the bonnet!

Opened the bonnet and it seems to be coming from the radiator

We have had torrential rain today...could it just be the rain water hitting the hot engine which is causing this?

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

maybe, but i would check all the pipes, and when your engines cooled down, check the water resevior. could be a leaking hose/pipe etc.

happened to me one night going to work. got there, cooled the engine for a min, then noticed steam from the drivers side vent. up went the bonnet, and whoosh, loads of steam. noticed a pin sized hole in the hose connecting to the drivers side top radiator hose.

cheap enough to swap, went to scoobybits, and was a two min jobby. had a 1 inch slice inside though good job i drove steady with some electricians tape over and round the hose.

another quicky... if theres any loose water, just taste it quickly, see if it tastes tangy. thats what water coolant tastes of, pretty quick explanation. if it doesnt, its the rain, or your car needs coolant quickly!!

andy

Deano_P1

Cheers Andy,

Will check for leaks etc

mickywrx

iTrader: (29)

Also, the end tanks on the radiator are known to crack, happened to me.

Pic of mine;


Cost is around £100 for a new one, and not very hard to fit.

Hope this helps

Steve Whitehorn

iTrader: (13)

Yes also had the end of one of my radiators crack before
And also as poined out the top hose tends to go. There is a tiny bit of movement in them and over a few years they crack.
Yep...the electrical tape came out to with me and got me as far as the garage
Steve

Bubba po

Have you driven through any floodwater at all? This happened to me last week. It was like a sauna under my bonnet when I drove the car the next day. There turned out to be water held on the undertray of the engine.

Flaps

iTrader: (1)

The rain water occasionally causes this to happen with mine too.

Deano_P1

Checked and no leaks found.

Have driven it since and havent seen any more steam.

Yes i had driven through some flood water...must have been that!

Cheers anyway guys