scoobdizzle

can someone please help ! after i have a little drive (classic 96) i always got to put water in ... why is that ? i had the water pump changed the pipes seem fine ( but to be honest they feel or get hot very quick) does anybody no or recommend me to a good scooby specialist

Kjartan

sometimes the radiators get a hairline crack at the plastic so small you cant see but leaks when you're driving..

Kjartan

arg.. sorry :S

David Lock

It's going to help if you say where you are!!

Just possible it's leak in a head gasket. This can be tested by a device that looks for combustion gases getting back into the water system. But more likely just a dribble from a joint somewhere. It's a sod when it only leaks when engine is hot so water evaporates rather than peeing onto driveway. Remember you are diluting anti-freeze if you are in a cold part of UK.

scoobdizzle

im in east london! spoke to the local scooby dealer n they said bring it in. its possible mite be the rad or just pipe ! how much do you reckon it is for a new rad ! is it worth going to the dealers ... or anybody knows any other cheap and cheerful place

davesti330

paid £100 for my radiator. it had a little crack down in the bottom corner drivers side.

alcazar

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Also check the interior I've had cars, (not the Scoob, thank goodness), develop problems with the heater matrix. First thing you notice is that it steams up a lot inside and needs water. Then you notice an odd smell, THEN you notice the smell of mould and damp carpets. Aaaaargh!

Alcazar

C17RPA

had that with an old xr3 water in the footwells all the time,that was the heater matrix to,bloody thing had to bend over backwards to get to it,bit hard when your 6'6

what would scooby do

I had a hairline crack in a rad and you couldn't see anything leaking at all, just a very fine mist that evaporated (as mentioned above)

MazingerZ

either it is a airlock or a headgasket....pray for it to be the 1st one

scoobdizzle

im off in the next hour going to take it in for a compression test and see and hope what the blady thing is. i hope its just the radiator and not the head gasket . do you think thats the reason why theres alot of heat coming from the engine bay after a little drive no thrashing jus the odd burst or two ! thanks for the replys Dizzle

jaytc2003

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radiator end caps

David Lock

I don't think a compression test is going to help.

MazingerZ

after a long run, check for bubbles in your expansion tank

it will be a dead give away for a head gasket

CHUNKY.MONKEY.

just double check the rubber seal inside the little coolant resivoir mine went and and it was letting little water out from the bad seal??? good luck