Please help! Rover 214si probs

[mstet]

Any advice... My rover is overheating and losing water. Water appears to be dripping from somewhere near the exhaust?! The pipe leading into the top of the rad is boiling hot, the pipe leading out of the bottom of the rad is freezing cold - please help!

[Poledriver]

Sounds like water pump or a bad airlock or a blocked rad! Have you refilled the water system lately, or let the level go down?
Also look for signs of oil and water getting mixed, indicating head gasket failure, although this doesn't readily explain the temperature differential between top and bottom of rad!

Goof luck!

[Mr2Mike]

Have you checked any of the points mentioned in your first thread in General Gassing?

[MGJohn]

Several things come to mind ~ Blocked radiator ~ blocked/split hose(s) ~ failed thermostat ~ worn/broken water pump....

The exhaust pipe runs most of the length of the car ~ is the water coming out at the rear, or somewhere else along its length ~ even under the bonnet area? Many engines on cold start up can have a steady trickle of water out of the exhaust pipe until engine is thoroughly warmed up. Look at other cars next time there's a foggy very frosty morning. Most cars will be creating clouds of steam and water out of the exhaust pipe ~ part of the normal running process not very noticeable say on a warm summer's day..

If the coolant level has for any reason been allowed to drop, bleeding the system in the K-Series on refilling is a tricky process to ensure no air pockets are left in the engine or any part of the system, except the expansion bottle which should have air to allow for ... coolant expansion.
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