Water draining fast?!

1. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

   #1 8th April 2011, 19:10

   I had the car taken to the garage the other day after it was overheating, I've driven it twice since it was bled and refilled, and it was pretty much dry again today and needed refilling.
   
   The garage checked for any leaks that could cause it getting low and they found nothing, and the reason it overheated the other day was a blockage in the top pipe?
   
2. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #2 8th April 2011, 20:08

   same as what i had, except it werent overheating, it was just a running noise behind the dash after i changed the water/coolant. Apparently these are right bastards for bleeding the air out of. took mine to a garage and they bled it for me for £20
3. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

   #3 8th April 2011, 20:10

   Yeah I've had it bled but it's still drinking a lot of water and I'm not sure why?
4. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

   #4 10th April 2011, 15:10

   Had this again, but this time, I checked it before I left for work and it was full, drove to work which is about a 10-15 minute drive away, parked it, finished work a few hours later and I had to put another 2 litres in to fill it back to the top? Checked the ground and there was no leaks at all. So it basically used 2 litres in 15 minutes?
5. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #5 10th April 2011, 15:45

   Check the carpet on the passenger side inside the car,to see if its wet.You may have a leak in the heater matrix.
   
   Steve.
6. baker556 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 127.0.0.1 Posts: 4826 oem+ sax

   #6 10th April 2011, 16:21

   Head gasket gone mate.
7. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

   #7 10th April 2011, 17:15

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by baker556 Head gasket gone mate.

   When I took it to the garage last week they said the head is fine??
8. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

   #8 10th April 2011, 17:49

   Just checked it now, after I drove it this morning to work and back home from work, and the water is fine, only thing I'm noticing now is like a spluttering kind of noise when it starts up? Like, if I rev, it won't just be a clean rev sound, then after a couple of revs it'll go.