Posts : 700 Join date : 2012-07-05 Age : 44 Location : Sunny aycliffe
Subject: Water leak ? Wed 6 Mar - 0:14
Hi can anybody tell me how often I should be topping the water up on the impreza please ? Are they known for using a lot of water
maxboost
Posts : 1887 Join date : 2010-03-30 Location : Driving with a big grin
Subject: Re: Water leak ? Wed 6 Mar - 6:31
The only ones i have owned that required water in them had HG issues or a water leak bud.
Keiffy
Posts : 1676 Join date : 2011-03-22 Age : 55 Location : hartlepool
Subject: Re: Water leak ? Wed 6 Mar - 6:57
Check the sides of the radiator mate... There plastic and can tend to crack..
Hutchy1979
Posts : 700 Join date : 2012-07-05 Age : 44 Location : Sunny aycliffe
Subject: Re: Water leak ? Wed 6 Mar - 10:04
Think I better get mine hg checked I have looked for leaks but can't see none All I have noticed different is a bit more white smoke (steam) coming for the exhaust
Hutchy1979
Posts : 700 Join date : 2012-07-05 Age : 44 Location : Sunny aycliffe
Subject: Re: Water leak ? Wed 6 Mar - 16:50
Well went to get my my hg checked by Andy Kindon but on the way it's decided to dump its water and temp gone to the max so I guess it's def gone now
StickT
Posts : 2607 Join date : 2012-07-26
Subject: Re: Water leak ? Wed 6 Mar - 17:06
No external leaks ? I suggest getting it full of water againa nd get it running and see if you can see the leak. If its dumping out the water it sounds more like an external water leak,
Marshffs
Posts : 3332 Join date : 2012-02-19 Age : 38 Location : Crook, county durham
Subject: Re: Water leak ? Wed 6 Mar - 17:40
Whats HG?
Hutchy1979
Posts : 700 Join date : 2012-07-05 Age : 44 Location : Sunny aycliffe
Subject: Re: Water leak ? Wed 6 Mar - 17:48
I made it to Andy's stick he showed me where the water came out of so have left the car with him to fix
Hutchy1979
Posts : 700 Join date : 2012-07-05 Age : 44 Location : Sunny aycliffe
Subject: Re: Water leak ? Wed 6 Mar - 17:49
Head gasket bud
StickT
Posts : 2607 Join date : 2012-07-26
Subject: Re: Water leak ? Wed 6 Mar - 18:48
Excellent. Where is/was the leak ? Transfer pipe ontop of block ?
Hutchy1979
Posts : 700 Join date : 2012-07-05 Age : 44 Location : Sunny aycliffe
Subject: Re: Water leak ? Wed 6 Mar - 19:03
No blew loads out of a bottle behind the passenger headlight