Water leak from the pug
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just found a water leak from the pug.
I cant see where its coming from but its dripping down one of the belts,
It does not appear to be coming from the water pump though.
Hopefully its a hose that I just cant see or a gasket somewhere.
My main worry lingering at the back of my mind is that it could be a crack in the actual engine
If this was the case would I notice (i.e drop in oil pressure, oil gone mayo like, not running too well etc etc)?
I'm sure its not but I like to prepare myself for the worse case scenario (and you are always paranoid if the car is only a few days old!)
Its annoying because you cant get to the area of the engine even with it jacked up and the wheel removed so i'm still really scratching my head!
Any suggestions welcome.......
I cant see where its coming from but its dripping down one of the belts,
It does not appear to be coming from the water pump though.
Hopefully its a hose that I just cant see or a gasket somewhere.
My main worry lingering at the back of my mind is that it could be a crack in the actual engine
If this was the case would I notice (i.e drop in oil pressure, oil gone mayo like, not running too well etc etc)?
I'm sure its not but I like to prepare myself for the worse case scenario (and you are always paranoid if the car is only a few days old!)
Its annoying because you cant get to the area of the engine even with it jacked up and the wheel removed so i'm still really scratching my head!
Any suggestions welcome.......
My Mi16 sprung a water leak soon after it was built (yeah, I know, different engine an'all but the cooling system is straight 205). Usual place is the water collector box at the back of the block (drivers side).
This is a plastic box with water pipes that go to the header tank and the union for the interior heater on the bulkhead.
Either the box splits (common) or the pipes decay and split by the clips holding them to the collector box. Pipes are easy to replace, collector box less so.
This is a very common issue with 205s - much more likely than split block, etc.
This is a plastic box with water pipes that go to the header tank and the union for the interior heater on the bulkhead.
Either the box splits (common) or the pipes decay and split by the clips holding them to the collector box. Pipes are easy to replace, collector box less so.
This is a very common issue with 205s - much more likely than split block, etc.
Cheers for the reply!
Took the wheel and other bits and bobs off and could not find the leak.
Took it to a Pug specialist (turns out to be 2 mins walk from my house which I never knew about!) and they found it was the water pump, it had split but took them a while to find it!
Had the cambelt done aswell while they were at it and the alternator was done aswell (my wallet is now a little lighter!)
Only thing to get sorted now is the wheel bolts. Its got 6 spoke aftermarket wheels on at the mo, I've got the 1.9 wheels but the bolts are different sizes, and I dont wana pay £4 each for 16 new bolts! I'll be giving a few scrapheaps a call in the morning!
Took the wheel and other bits and bobs off and could not find the leak.
Took it to a Pug specialist (turns out to be 2 mins walk from my house which I never knew about!) and they found it was the water pump, it had split but took them a while to find it!
Had the cambelt done aswell while they were at it and the alternator was done aswell (my wallet is now a little lighter!)
Only thing to get sorted now is the wheel bolts. Its got 6 spoke aftermarket wheels on at the mo, I've got the 1.9 wheels but the bolts are different sizes, and I dont wana pay £4 each for 16 new bolts! I'll be giving a few scrapheaps a call in the morning!
Good stuff, nothing more irritating than cooling issues (ask the TVR boys)
Get some locking wheel nuts for your 1.9 speedlines though. They are classic wheels and very popular. Unfortunately they also fit the Ford Escort / Orion bolt pattern so they are frequently stolen by scrotes.
Get Yoko A048R tyres for them as well!!
Get some locking wheel nuts for your 1.9 speedlines though. They are classic wheels and very popular. Unfortunately they also fit the Ford Escort / Orion bolt pattern so they are frequently stolen by scrotes.
Get Yoko A048R tyres for them as well!!
Well, the sale of the "rudeboy wheels" should fund a set of wheel bolts and some locking nuts.
Any idea on how much 4 X alloys (not sure of make, cant be ar$ed to go outside and check) with Pirreli P6000 with plenty of meat left in them are worth?
The 1.9 alloys have two Michelin tyres, and two Pirreli's in OK condition.
After the finances have sorted out i'll look into those Yoko's. Why do you say they are so good then?
Any idea on how much 4 X alloys (not sure of make, cant be ar$ed to go outside and check) with Pirreli P6000 with plenty of meat left in them are worth?
The 1.9 alloys have two Michelin tyres, and two Pirreli's in OK condition.
After the finances have sorted out i'll look into those Yoko's. Why do you say they are so good then?
Cos they stick like buggery. I think they were originally designed for the fast Elise variants, but were dodgy when cold and in the wet with the Elise. The 205 is between 100-200 kg heavier (depending on what you've done to it) and this extra weight seems to make the tyres work better in the cold / wet.
My first 205 1.9 was on cheap standard road tyres (only 22 and all my spare cash went on insurance). It was very lairy, lift-off oversteer and wheelspin all over the place (fun though ). My Mi16 doesn't do any of this, it handles brilliantly and the tail doesn't wag anywhere near as much.
To be honest they're overkill as they're pricey - and a bit iffy in standing water. But in twisty trackdays they'll make a lot of better cars embarrassed
My first 205 1.9 was on cheap standard road tyres (only 22 and all my spare cash went on insurance). It was very lairy, lift-off oversteer and wheelspin all over the place (fun though
). My Mi16 doesn't do any of this, it handles brilliantly and the tail doesn't wag anywhere near as much. To be honest they're overkill as they're pricey - and a bit iffy in standing water. But in twisty trackdays they'll make a lot of better cars embarrassed
Well, the P6000 seem OK. To be honest i've not had it near the limit yet, although its easy to get the inside wheel spinning coming off roundabouts. It seems you were in a similar situation to me (young with not a lot of cash and big insurance bills!) so i'll probably run the tyres down for a few months then splash out on some sticky tyres
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