What's the problem?
17 July 2013, 10:11 AM
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What's the problem?
Took the car out of the airchamber last night and noticed a puddle of brown colour water on the floor, any ideas to whats going on?
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17 July 2013, 11:12 AM
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17 July 2013, 11:15 AM
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I thought that at first but it's defentley water to thin for oil.
17 July 2013, 11:17 AM
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Whats the Airchamber like with condensation?
17 July 2013, 11:41 AM
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Bone dry in there with the fans on, it's defentley leaking from the car moved it to another spot. I took the top of the header tank and water came out from there, it's never done that before.
17 July 2013, 11:50 AM
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Is the water in the header tank that colour?
17 July 2013, 12:16 PM
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17 July 2013, 12:29 PM
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How often do you drive your car? Where is the water leak in comparison to the position of the car? Front central?
17 July 2013, 12:31 PM
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is it def dirty water? or could it be power steering fluid or somethign like that?
17 July 2013, 12:33 PM
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looks like rust/water mix was the car damp when it went in?
17 July 2013, 01:16 PM
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How often do you drive your car? Where is the water leak in comparison to the position of the car? Front central?
Once a week not very often. Yeah front central
17 July 2013, 01:18 PM
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Car was dry going in. It's defentley not moisture. It's like a slimy water, but not oil. Could it be head gasket?
17 July 2013, 01:25 PM
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anyway you can get underneath to look? could be a pipe split somewhere
17 July 2013, 01:28 PM
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got a catch can installed? maybe a silly question but it wouldn't be condensation from this pipe as if the tanks full?
17 July 2013, 01:28 PM
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I had a quick glance before I went to work will have a good look later. The leak is above the black plastic tray underneath.
17 July 2013, 01:30 PM
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i'd trace it back, i'd suspect it being a duff hose myself.
17 July 2013, 01:59 PM
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if you've been using aircon, could be from that?? just a thought
17 July 2013, 02:07 PM
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if you've been using aircon, could be from that?? just a thought
Yeah condensation.
If the A/C hadn't been used in ages then they condensation could be a bit dirty I reckon?
17 July 2013, 02:46 PM
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Not the air con never use it.
18 July 2013, 01:19 AM
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dirty rad/antifreeze water isn't it ? probably a perished hose as mentioned.
18 July 2013, 07:41 AM
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Defo sounds like rad water, the water evaporates off leaving the coolent/anti freeze which will feel slimy to touch.
18 July 2013, 10:25 PM
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Yeah I'm sure it's rad water, will get the undertray off the weekend and try and find the leak thanks for the advice!
19 July 2013, 07:12 AM
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Check the water feed for the modine, the metal pipe along the front of engine, quite common to rust thro into pin holes
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