Okay so I have a leak of some sort which wasn't there Monday last week when we spent the day in it (I have no license as of yet so my Dad got insured on it and we went out). Where is the most likely place it will be coming from. It comes out in a steady stream and is coming out from somewhere below the Oil filter on the D7F engine. I am not in the best mood at the moment (work related stress and tiredness) so this hasn't helped at all. Cheers in advance..
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Water coming from the bottom of the car - Help?
- Thread starter dudes45
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Clio 182
was it you that had your intake pipe pop off the other day aswell? First off, it may sound daft, but without knowing how much water there is its hard to tell so were you using the air con when you were driving? Air con causes condensation which on a hot day will somtimes amount to enough to give the illusion of a leak. Failing that I would guess (assuming your coolant is going down) that a coolant hose may have popped off a bit/perished and the only way to know is to trace it back.
ITB'd MK1
probably water pump
My airbox came off (The bit you "screw on" and it's supposed to lock on) and yes it did come loose when we were driving. I don't have aircon 
that's a luxury!! That could be it though a loose pipe.. the problem is it's right at the bottom of the Engine bay where I can't see anything.. Plus I don't have any ramps.. :S
Danny what would cause the Water pump to just give up then? The car had no leaks at all and then I looked yesterday we(me and my Dad) knew there was a very slight oil leak(My Dad's fault) So Dad said start it up quickly so I did started first time as always and then we notice a steady stream of liquid (not necessarily water I say that because it was a little oily to the touch although that could be the antifreeze/coolant stuff...)
that's a luxury!! That could be it though a loose pipe.. the problem is it's right at the bottom of the Engine bay where I can't see anything.. Plus I don't have any ramps.. :SDanny what would cause the Water pump to just give up then? The car had no leaks at all and then I looked yesterday we(me and my Dad) knew there was a very slight oil leak(My Dad's fault
) So Dad said start it up quickly so I did started first time as always and then we notice a steady stream of liquid (not necessarily water I say that because it was a little oily to the touch although that could be the antifreeze/coolant stuff...)
Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
waterpump, should always be changed at cambelt time on these engines, as i found out, i had one fail on me and toast an engine!
SEAT Ibiza SC FR
Didn't have a service history? Worrying...
Haha no it did - sorry bad wording - I haven't looked at it
my Dad has, he said it's had loads of stuff done EDIT: I asked my Dad he said - "I have no evidence of the Cambelt ever being done? So really don’t know."
That's bad for a 1.2 on 111,000 miles...
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See when the timing belt was last changed and see if the water pump was done at the same time then.
SEAT Ibiza SC FR
Uh-oh!
Yeah, that's exactly what I'm thinking.. What's the worst that could happen at this stage? As I said it has had a lot of MOT's that it failed and has had repairs done. But I am not to sure as I don't have the Service history to hand.. Seeing as I'm at work..
SEAT Ibiza SC FR
Don't drive it. Go home and trawl through the history properly.
If you can't find evidence of it being done then take it as not being done.
I always think like that. Mind you, I do work for the NHS and we work on the principal that if something isn't documented it isn't done, you can f**k patients up that way.
If you can't find evidence of it being done then take it as not being done.
I always think like that. Mind you, I do work for the NHS and we work on the principal that if something isn't documented it isn't done, you can f**k patients up that way.
Hmm yeah, my Dad said we can do it ourselves? I'd rather get it done properly (My Dad's the "that's good enough it works" kind of guy) For example Air filter box fall's off as the clips are broken... he got some electrical tape and said there done see you don't need to go to the breakers! It annoys me.. lol.
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Probably on a 1.2 but it'd be cheap for a backstreet garage to do it.
SEAT Ibiza SC FR
Cheap = Cheaper than a 1*2.
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1*2 = 172/182.
Yours is a 1.2.
Yours is a 1.2.
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By the time you've bought the correct tools and parts it would be cheaper to take it to a garage.
SEAT Ibiza SC FR
It's SORN'ed and your Dad has been driving it?
What kind of pikey shenanigans is this?!
What kind of pikey shenanigans is this?!
Haha NO,NO,NO,NO!! lol basically we went out on the 25th of July and the Road tax expired on the 31st of July we SORN'ed it on the 31st haahah
I am not a Pikey!!!
Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
endless posts like this are driving this place into the ground.
belts are cheap on these dont need any special tools, they are cheap as chips to do, even a garage will only charge about £100!
ITB'd MK1
agree with both these statements fully. Also wish people wouldn't give advice when they have little or no idea. Special tools for a 1.2 8v? pmsl, just dont post if you dont know
SEAT Ibiza SC FR
I think some of you may have missed the point but never mind.
Suggestion was based on the fact that the airbox has been bodged back on with tape rather then being attached properly. If you do that what are the changes on a successful timing belt change... Not that it matters to me, not my car. :rasp:
Suggestion was based on the fact that the airbox has been bodged back on with tape rather then being attached properly. If you do that what are the changes on a successful timing belt change... Not that it matters to me, not my car. :rasp:
Fair point Ollie.. But I think we could do it and these guys confirmed it wasn't requires no special tools and whatever I think my Dad taped it up because it wasn't a serious issue as I said in a previous thread it came off when we were driving (it sounded awesome) but it didn't damage anything because the air was still being filtered. To attach it properly would have required a whole new air box - This one's broken - SO I think he was trying to save me some money lol.. To be fair it hasn't happened since..
Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
tape will be fine if its sealed its hardly sucking 21psi through it!
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It's more a case of it rattling lose though rather than it sucking hard.
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