Sounds like a burst pipe then if it's going out the bottom. I'd say find that, fix it, then check (assuming it wasn't at fault) that your rad is getting nice and warm all over. Do you know when it was changed? Do you know if you have the metal water pump?
Sounds like a burst pipe then if it's going out the bottom. I'd say find that, fix it, then check (assuming it wasn't at fault) that your rad is getting nice and warm all over. Do you know when it was changed? Do you know if you have the metal water pump?
O Bife
Active Member
The rad was fitted 3 years ago.
As for the water pump, well we have had her since 2005 and we have not fitted any new one since then and I do not think that one had be fitted before (she was 6 years old when we had her)
Now for a proper up-date as only today have I been able to get out.
I topped her up, which surprised me as she only took about a liter, (so she didn't empty herself totally as I thought the other night). I then fired her up and waited quite a bit for her to reach her normal temp where she stayed for a few mins. No sign of leaks up till this point. I then took her up to 1,500 and waited. After about a min she started to heat up and as she went past the half way mark the leak started again and in the same rough location as the other night.
I turn her off and let her cool down a tad and noted that the leak stopped rather quick. I also noted that the hose coming of the right hand upper corner from the rad was hot, but the hose from the left hand upper was plain old cold, not heat what so ever!?! (when I say right hand upper I am looking at the engine bay from the front bumper and also she is a LHD if that makes any difference.)
After she had cooled down I topped her up again (just shy of a liter) and then went through the same procedure and the exact same happened.
All the hoses are dry and all I can see regarding where the water is coning from is somewhere between the fan-belt/pulleys etc and the engine block proper.
Anybody with an idea?
Grit Valve
2000 4.6 Vouge
+1 on Water pump
Datatek
Well-Known Member
If it's for the diesel, make sure you get one with the metal impeller, the plastic ones break up.
Grit Valve
2000 4.6 Vouge
Yes as above island 4x4 sell them and remember the viscous fan nut is an anticlockwise wise thread ie you Turn it clock wise to undo it .
martynv8
Well-Known Member
Is that just for diesel, mine turns anti clockwise to undo?
dogsbody
Very senior member
Yup, diesel is reverse thread.
The time bombs are standard thread, it's all to with the direction that the engine rotates.
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
you mean which side of pulley belt drives not engine rotation
dogsbody
Very senior member
No, I meant engine rotation.
Mind you I could be totally, absolutely, fecking wrong but it wouldn't be the first time
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
No, I meant engine rotation.
Mind you I could be totally, absolutely, fecking wrong but it wouldn't be the first time
its which side of pulley ie over the top or underneath belt drives it ,engines rotate the same
dogsbody
Very senior member
its which side of pulley ie over the top or underneath belt drives it ,engines rotate the same
Do you mean that I was correct?
Hang on - I'll have to get this printed off and have it framed.
I'll hang it on the bedroom wall alongside the results of my vasectomy.
Grit Valve
2000 4.6 Vouge
The engine and the pulley both are rotating clockwise .
In the diesel thus the pulley is always rotating in the tightening direction
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
The engine and the pulley both are rotating clockwise .
In the diesel thus the pulley is always rotating in the tightening direction
because of belt as i mentioned
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
if you mean belt governs which thread is used then yes, both engines rotate the same way but belt differs
Grit Valve
2000 4.6 Vouge
I know I was just pointing out the engine rotates in that direction on that particular enginebecause of belt as i mentioned
