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markymoan · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:55 Post subject:

I agree with Mark, Mark and Mark Laughing

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Twister · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:48 Post subject:

Okay Marks and Keiths Confused

Checked all the levels this morning
Gbox - OK
Tbox - OK ( just thought I'd check it anyway 8) )
Engine oil - OK
Brake fluid - OK
Clutch fluid - OK
Power steering fluid - OK

So, by process of elimination, its got to be coolant. I just dont understand why it is gold in colour, unless it has something to do with the fact I "Gunk"ed the engine bay last week Confused

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So, I've taken it for a drive, and left it running for a while, no sign of anything leaking Evil or Very Mad

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This is one of those "sent to test me" things Rolling Eyes

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markymoan · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:58 Post subject:

Its a witch, burn it Twisted Evil

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Twister · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:40 Post subject:

Don't tempt me Twisted Evil

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my trooper · * Joined: 30 Jun 2007 Posts: 46 Location: Maidstone, Kent

Engine water can be rusty so can seem golden in colour get your chops round it and taste a bit sweeeet maaaan, if its golden also sounds like core plugs rotted and sealed itself with other rusty bits, but it want last long pot holes will knock it out and will leak again. I do hope its a easy pipe or core to get too cheap and easy fix..

Twister · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 13:35 Post subject:

Okay, think I've found the source.

Between the Turbo and the block, and just behind the secondary oil filter is a housing that looks as if it could be some sort of filter housing ( I know it's not, but that's what it looks like). Out of the top of this housing comes a 1 inch (ish) rubber hose, which goes into the side of the block. The top end of this hose is wet, and showing sign of rust around it. There is no damp above this point. The only strange thing is, it's held on with the squeeze type clips, as opposed to jubilee clips Confused

. Oh, and it looks like a turbo off job to get to it Shocked

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( Block is top left of photo, turbo is bottom right, housing is in the middle, and you can see where there has been water from the rusty colour on the rubber pipe)
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666 · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 13:39 Post subject:

It may be a turbo off job, but at least it dont look exspensive Wink

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Twister · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 13:40 Post subject:

I hate turbo off jobs, they leave your arms looking like red road maps Sad

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my trooper · * Joined: 30 Jun 2007 Posts: 46 Location: Maidstone, Kent

Red arms but not a sore wallet better than a engine out job still a mornings work though. A relief its not that bad and a fairly quick to fix well done...I was right about the rust making it golden , Go tell us did you taste it.... Mark

Twister · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 14:34 Post subject:

No, I'm not that green Laughing

Got the *beep* off, eventually, and the pipe is OK, just got to clean the metal parts up and put it back together. Sounds so easy doesn't it ? Laughing

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666 · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 14:37 Post subject:

Twister · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 14:45 Post subject:

I know that one well !!!

Just discovered that where this pipe comes out of the block, it looks like it comes out of the centre of a core plug, which looks a bit sorry. Fingers crossed Confused

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666 · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 14:47 Post subject:

Twister · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 15:08 Post subject:

Gonna use a jubilee clip on it this time.
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