j3rk Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 Ok plain and simple one for you scooby experts. I've been getting a leak of coolant around the drivers side front part of the engine right near the headlight. Checked all the pipes and they are fine, replaced the thermostat and thats working fine too. The cooling system has enough coolant and the car never overheats. Now on this basis my header tank is empty first thing in the morning and i've been told it should have coolant sitting inside and it dont. If i fill it up due to it making me think theres not enough coolant it leaks where i have said when i drive it. im not getting any steam and there's no air locks in the system so could somebody please help me figure out what the hells going on? Do i need a new rad? Header tank? I only have signs of coolant around the headlight area. By the way the car is a 93 wrx
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 ur car wudnt happen to be a silver wrx with the number plate j3rk v wud it ???
j3rk Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 ur car wudnt happen to be a silver wrx with the number plate j3rk v wud it ??? Yup thats me bud. Know anything about this weird leak i got?
j3rk Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 ur car wudnt happen to be a silver wrx with the number plate j3rk v wud it ??? You weren't the red bugeye behind me this morning were you?
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 nope but i no that i went to look at that car b4 u and nearly bought it of the guy for 2800 then saw my one for 3200 and bought mine instead plus the guy rang me and told me the car had been in a crash and had damage to it and wudnt be back for sale for a while.then saw it in the same spray shop as mine in leeds village heard you had lots of problems with it.no offence but glad i didnt buy urs ive had no probs with mine yet touch wood.
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 nope i have a silver classic identical to yours
j3rk Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 (edited) nope i have a silver classic identical to yours Yeah that guy i bought it off didn't say or knew much about the car but luckily i had a professional mechanic mend everything including the damage previously and it runs like a dream, bodywork was professionally resprayed by united colurs and its now one of the cleanest, non dented mechanically sound classics on the road. Probably looks better than yours now . I just got this 1 silly little problem . btw ive fitted a hks evc 6 boost controller, derisricted it, lightened flywheel and clutch, ninja downpipe, hks irridium plugs, etc etc etc. far too many parts to list but its basically been restored better than many scoobs you see today and runs smoother than it ever did. Oh yeah and its been mapped to 300 bhp by torque developments...Fancy a race? Edited November 20, 2007 by j3rk
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 had a similar problem do you have a black plastic header tank ??? mine was leaking tiny amount from the back of it changed it to a alloy one problem soughted been told its common in the platic ones to leak after time because they crack
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 ive got a sti v5 spoiler,hks downpipe,hks super drager rear section,bsa 17inch alloys,all colour coded and full alpine system through out car came with it.already de restricted bet mines got lower miles then yours thogh
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 if its mechanically sound why u had so many problems with it in first place.lol.all ive had is a little split hose.and a little birdy tells me nearly all your panels are filler.
j3rk Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 had a similar problem do you have a black plastic header tank ??? mine was leaking tiny amount from the back of it changed it to a alloy one problem soughted been told its common in the platic ones to leak after time because they crack No header tank doesnt leak. The header tank is always dry and never shows any sign of any coolant landing on or around it.
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 yea im up for a race anytime on a track of course y u only have it mapped to 300 il bring along another scoob with me bet ul be at the back all the way
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 u prob wud beat me but uve spent all that money on getting urs fixed and mapped and ive spent all of 26 pounds on a rubber pipe lol.
j3rk Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 yea im up for a race anytime on a track of course y u only have it mapped to 300 il bring along another scoob with me bet ul be at the back all the way like i said its been restored. new panels included. when i get my front mount intercooler, f con ecu, ported heads and new pistons ill give u a shout
j3rk Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 u prob wud beat me but uve spent all that money on getting urs fixed and mapped and ive spent all of 26 pounds on a rubber pipe lol. wow does an alloy header tank cost 26 quid then?
j3rk Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 wow does an alloy header tank cost 26 quid then? your paper round might get you a new grill one day lol
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 yea got it for 24 and the pipe for 2 pounds so yea it does
j3rk Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 (edited) your paper round might get you a new grill one day lol Oh and who replaced ur cracked front lip then? oh and you havent even got any boost gauges or anything lmao i remember ur scoob! You had your lip repaired didnt ya not replaced you tight butt lol Edited November 20, 2007 by j3rk
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 if i dun a paper round i wudnt be able to afford one wud i the guy at the paint shop was ryt u are a bit of a p***s m8.and tight u tried shorting him 60 quid but he noticed unlucky
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 cracked front lip has all been done and smoothed in thanx.boost gauges arnt anything great
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 why get a new one when u can get the other one fixed smoothed in and resprayed for cheaper and you wudnt even notice
j3rk Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 if i dun a paper round i wudnt be able to afford one wud i the guy at the paint shop was ryt u are a bit of a p***s m8.and tight u tried shorting him 60 quid but he noticed unlucky noticed i had made a mistake on how much i gave him. genuine mistake. turned right round and went and gave him it right in his hand. i cant be that tight, my wrx looks better and probably runs better than urs now but enough of your useful comments as you clearly havent got a clue. anybody else know about coolant leaks?
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 if u say so thats y he had to ring u up coz i was there when he dun it.oh ye aim not the one driving round with the number plate J3RK V am i who looks like the jerk not me think that wud be you who got mugged paying well over price for the car that was in a bad way anyway.all these things uve dun and u still only got 300 bhp ive got 280 bhp and ive dun nuthing to myn apart from exhaust looks like u spent ur muney well no fuel pump or injectors good one
j3rk Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 (edited) if u say so thats y he had to ring u up coz i was there when he dun it.oh ye aim not the one driving round with the number plate J3RK V am i who looks like the jerk not me think that wud be you who got mugged paying well over price for the car that was in a bad way anyway.all these things uve dun and u still only got 300 bhp ive got 280 bhp and ive dun nuthing to myn apart from exhaust looks like u spent ur muney well no fuel pump or injectors good one uprated fuel pump injectors and turbo already in not bad for a 2grand car eh? i thought u said you only spent 26 quid? wow a cracked lip cheaply repaired, an alloy header tank and an exhaust! i really gotta shop where you are shopping Edited November 20, 2007 by j3rk
20withascooby Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 so uve got all that and still only 300 bhp sounds great im so jealous
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