Got to work thsi morning and saw I was steaming like hell, opened the bonnet to find water/antifreeze sprayed all over the place inc over the battery?! Cant see any leaks while its started up but can hear a whistle from drivers side! It pretty much emptied the water bottle in a 5 mile journey!? Fitted the standard recirculating valve last night in place of the blitz dv...this shouldnt be related though..should it? could it?!

 

it will be a rad pipe or even the rad itself,
seems popular atm with all these hots days we are having.

 

The most annoying thing is that I cant see it or find wheres it leaking from?
Taking a trip to Pole Possition dinner time I think, its leaking alot so hope its a pipe and not the rad!!

 

It was the top rad hose! It had rubbed through and finally split! Got a Brand new genuine Subaru hose for £35 from central subaru today. Thank god it wasnt the rad itself! =)

 

nice cheap fix

 

I had that at Brands Hatch, rubbed on the fan? If that's the case think about engine mounts as its the excessive movement hat causes the rubbing.

 

Glad you got it sorted Matt

 

Ok i will have a look into that then, iv noticed the new hose is nowhere near the fan like the old one? I thought maybe subaru changed the hose slightly if it was a common problem? it now looks pretty close to the fan belt pully though??