Important! : Ffs! Head now water leak?!

  1. Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1
    #1
    Okay, seems like everything is coming at once with my car!!
    Found out that my car's head gasket is on it's way out, so I've got it sorted to get the head done next week, so I topped it up with plenty of water the day before yesterday, didn't end up driving it yesterday but checked it today and the water tank was completely empty. (Having not been driven!)

    Looked just under the car and there was a small puddle where it'd obviously been leaking out, the front near side and it was coming from under the bumper right at the front!!
    Is this connected to the head gasket issue or is it something completely different?

    I was hoping to still drive it just topped up with plenty of water, but obviously can't when it's constantly leaking, I can't even find the source of where the leak is coming from!!

    Help?!?
  2. Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Stoke on Trent Posts: 433 Saxo 1.1i sx
    #2
    Surely if its leaking that quickly if you fill the water back up won't you see where it is coming from?
  3. Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1
    #3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Futurism View Post
    Surely if its leaking that quickly if you fill the water back up won't you see where it is coming from?
    All I can see is it coming off of the bumper, the only thing above that bolt is the radiator??
  4. Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 174
    #4
    Well the water pumps on the offside front and the head gasket wouldn't leak if your engines not running as its not under pressure, so id say your rad is leaking or a split rad pipe, fill her up and have a look matey
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 peterborough Posts: 2861 2003 black vtr current escort van lol 2006 ford
    #5
    are you sure you have a headgasket problem mate as if ur leaking water and air is getting in the system could give the same appearance as a headgasket
  6. Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by GRAHAM2000VTR View Post
    are you sure you have a headgasket problem mate as if ur leaking water and air is getting in the system could give the same appearance as a headgasket
    The garage said they'd done a sniff test on it and then said it was the head gasket, would this have shown up on the sniff test??
  7. Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1
    #7
    Bought some liquid stuff and put it in today that will hopefully seal the rad. Fingers crossed!
  8. Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 near manchester Posts: 1190 vtr'd FURIO....
    #8
    Is your car lowered ? If so check the lower rad hose .
  9. Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by boony View Post
    Is your car lowered ? If so check the lower rad hose .
    Nope not lowered at all, completely standard.
  10. Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 174
    #10
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by JDub View Post
    Bought some liquid stuff and put it in today that will hopefully seal the rad. Fingers crossed!
    i wouldnt waste my time on that stuff, it claims to be good but if you could see what that does to water passages its not good. i have seen people use things to seal headgaskets and it makes a total mess of the head/valves
  11. Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1
    #11
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by simonwillis1988 View Post
    i wouldnt waste my time on that stuff, it claims to be good but if you could see what that does to water passages its not good. i have seen people use things to seal headgaskets and it makes a total mess of the head/valves
    See what you mean! Only drove this down the road a bit on the way to where the head gasket is being done and it over heated, seems like there's a blockage in one of the pipes once again, this time I'm guessing it's that liquid stuff!