leak on drivers side? help
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- haydn callow
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Re: leak on drivers side? help
Top Tip.....get it fixed properly before you drive anywhere.....if that hose gives way you could end up with a £2000 bill.......I am not trying to be alarmist....we see so many peeps come on here and what the consequences can be when the cooling system is treated with disrespect......don't think the temp gauge will give you warning of a overheating event.
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bongomadness
Re: leak on drivers side? help
Thats the very same pipe as mine thats on its way so as the more technical peeps say get it replaced.dont drive it till you have had it done and had the system bled etc. The pipes and hoses are in hereI also have a leak on the drivers side just after the door. Mine isn't clear though. Seems to leave a mess for a while.
http://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsm ... mgno=.html
Hope this helps
Jayne
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jwhitham
Re: leak on drivers side? help
Thanks for the info. Got a new pipe today. Pressure tested ok.
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bongomadness
Re: leak on drivers side? help
Graet news. Hope i am as lucky
Re: leak on drivers side? help
Was it bled though, it's airlocks that are the concern (We had two narrow escapes and then disasterjwhitham wrote:Thanks for the info. Got a new pipe today. Pressure tested ok.
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bongomadness
Re: leak on drivers side? help
Oh Dobby i do feel for you. 
Re: leak on drivers side? help
bongomadness wrote:Oh Dobby i do feel for you.
Thanks, it was last year though and now hopefully all behind us.
Had 4 trouble free years and then it went pop!
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jwhitham
Re: leak on drivers side? help
dobby wrote:Was it bled though, it's airlocks that are the concern (We had two narrow escapes and then disasterjwhitham wrote:Thanks for the info. Got a new pipe today. Pressure tested ok.).
It was bled and it didn't half bubble away!
However this morning I see a damp patch under it and it seems it's still leaking :=(
The drip must be too slow to show up on a pressure test.
- missfixit70
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Re: leak on drivers side? help
Looks to me that the metal pipe it connects to may be a bit ropey? That's assuming you replaced the hose coming out of the block from the starter? Did you clean the pipe stub back to clean metal to maake a good seal? is the leak on the metal pipe itself? Wotrth pressure testing it up to 1 bar & see if it drips/oozes out anywhere you weren't expecting.
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