losing water what can it be?

1. Robbie-Flat-Arch Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire

   #1 19th June 2010, 19:55

   its isnt loads i filled it up wednesday and it has gone done since but i did almost fill it right up. not sure if thats part of the problem but what could it be?
2. user_39821 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2009 Uckfield, East Sussex Posts: 3362 Citroen saxo 1.4 furio

   #2 19th June 2010, 20:07

   A leak

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3. Robbie-Flat-Arch Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire

   #3 19th June 2010, 20:08

   nah couldnt find one and its not tones only a little bit
4. holdawayt Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a

   #4 19th June 2010, 20:10

   rad leak, radiator pipes leaking, could be headgasket too. Run the car and hold your hand against the exhaust pipe. If you get drops of water - it's normal (condensation)
   
   if you get quite a bit coming out it may be one of many signs of headgasket failure.
5. Robbie-Flat-Arch Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire

   #5 19th June 2010, 20:14

   ok mate i will have a good tmoz when i go out in the morning. should i do it when its cold or warm?
6. Stevo123 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr

   #6 21st June 2010, 13:38

   It's either leaking or being burnt. I doubt that feeling moisture in the exhaust would be a good indicator unless the gasket has gone big time then you get clouds of steam from it.
   
   Take it to garage and ask them to perform a sniff test on the coolant. This will tell you for sure if it's the gasket. They tend to go around 60-80k miles on most tu 8v's, in my experience anyway.
7. modedsaxo Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 abingdon, oxfordshire Posts: 633 sold 306,vtr,106 other 306, honda civic..sold, typ

   #7 21st June 2010, 20:20

   if its using water that fast then if its a leak surley u would have a puddle underneath wen u park for long enuf for it to cool, as if its going to stopleaking sometimes it will be wen the cars warm and the pipes are warm if its a pipe, if you over fill it it wont harm it it will just drai the excess through the overflow and its sorted! does your car heat up if you sit with it running?
8. modedsaxo Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 abingdon, oxfordshire Posts: 633 sold 306,vtr,106 other 306, honda civic..sold, typ

   #8 21st June 2010, 20:21

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Stevo123 It's either leaking or being burnt. I doubt that feeling moisture in the exhaust would be a good indicator unless the gasket has gone big time then you get clouds of steam from it. Take it to garage and ask them to perform a sniff test on the coolant. This will tell you for sure if it's the gasket. They tend to go around 60-80k miles on most tu 8v's, in my experience anyway.

   Dont say that!! mines on 97000 and hasnt gone yet and no use of water atall! lol
9. Robbie-Flat-Arch Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire

   #9 21st June 2010, 20:24

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by modedsaxo if its using water that fast then if its a leak surley u would have a puddle underneath wen u park for long enuf for it to cool, as if its going to stopleaking sometimes it will be wen the cars warm and the pipes are warm if its a pipe, if you over fill it it wont harm it it will just drai the excess through the overflow and its sorted! does your car heat up if you sit with it running?

   yeh it does i found out the problem it was because i filled it up to much and the rad got rid of some through the overflow
   
   and yeh it does warm up if im it traffic or something or stopped at maccys drive through lol
10. jon748 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Posts: 116

    #10 21st June 2010, 21:58

    check the oil see if it looks milky
11. Robbie-Flat-Arch Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire

    #11 21st June 2010, 22:30

    done all that mate everything is ok, car still runs fine dont get over heating no white smoke or milky stuff in oil cap
12. Rikochet Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Dundee Posts: 121 Citroen Saxo VTR Phase 2 (51)

    #12 23rd June 2010, 23:50

    Get hold of some Radseal. It'll cost you about £4 from your local Halfords. Follow the directions on there and it should seal any leaks you have in your radiator or cooling system. If you've put too much water in at some point it might have caused a leak somewhere through the extra pressure before the overflow managed to get rid of the extra water.
13. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

    #13 24th June 2010, 17:35

    radseal also has an anooying habit of clogging up heater matrixes which at this time of years not such a problem but you'll be cursing in winter
14. nicole_ Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2009 Newcastle Posts: 6713 VTS & EK9

    #14 24th June 2010, 17:57

    ive got countless threads on this,
    no leaks, loosing water
    its my headgasket weve ruled it down to now