ChatterBank1 min ago
Car Water Usage
I bought myself a second hand motor on Weds. Nothing too flash. I know the water levels were topped up when I left the garage (the chap checked these over with me). Since then I have done 140 miles. This morning there is no blummin water left in the reservoir.
I noticed after a 60 mile run yesterday water was coming out from underneath but decided this must be the air con.
Any ideas what this is likely to be? My research indicates it could be the head gasket. I am taking it to a garage next week to have it checked, but anything I can do in the meantime (I am not taking it back to the selling garage until I know precisely what is wrong).
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I noticed after a 60 mile run yesterday water was coming out from underneath but decided this must be the air con.
Any ideas what this is likely to be? My research indicates it could be the head gasket. I am taking it to a garage next week to have it checked, but anything I can do in the meantime (I am not taking it back to the selling garage until I know precisely what is wrong).
Ta
BM
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Remove the oil filler cap and (if necessary) shine a torch in. If you see 'mayonnaise' (illustrated in a somewhat extreme case here: http:// i58.tin ypic.co m/jsgeo 5.jpg ) the head gasket has gone. If not (and you simply see the same as if you were looking into a bottle of oil which you'd just purchased) it's very unlikely to be the head gasket. (It could simply be that a hose clip needs replacing).
OK, top up, put the cap back on and run the engine with the car stationary. If it is a hose or a leaky radiator it would leak at the front. Always be careful when removing the filler cap, cover it with an old towel or something.
It could have also been an air lock in the system which has cleared itself.
Let us know what happens.
It could have also been an air lock in the system which has cleared itself.
Let us know what happens.
I would consider rejecting the car as it must have been faulty when you took possession - this may help
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CHris, it has plenty of oil, I am not that much of a dipstick (remind me to tell you one day about how a former housemate filled his car up with oil..).
It did 15 miles this morning and used 1.5 ltrs of water. I called the selling garaage and he was a patronising ***t and calling me darling and told me not to worry. That makes me angry. I am not nice when I am angry, I am particularly not nice when I have spent money to be angry.
It did 15 miles this morning and used 1.5 ltrs of water. I called the selling garaage and he was a patronising ***t and calling me darling and told me not to worry. That makes me angry. I am not nice when I am angry, I am particularly not nice when I have spent money to be angry.