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Planty02 |
posted on 19th Jan 06 at 16:17 |
OK so there seems to be alot more oil on top of the engine than before - get the feeling its the oil burning as suggested before. | |
Planty02 |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 23:24 |
quote: i did consider this but the steam comes from the edges of the bonnet where it meets the wing and from under the scuttle | |
Robin |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 23:16 |
mine does this, but its due to the heater matrix pipe leaking slightly | |
lee mitchell |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 23:01 |
does this happen when ur bonnet is wet? u sure it aint the rain evaporating off the bonnet mate :lol: ;) | |
PaulW |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 22:51 |
quote: water therefor leaking from back of head ;) check your oil color (look at under the oil filler cap) see if its normal or milky... not a sure sign, as the headgasket could of just gone on a water channel and oil chanels may still e fine! but will get worse if it is | |
bubble |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 22:33 |
quote: sounds like someone has a broken head gasket! | |
Planty02 |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 22:22 |
dnt think theres much anti freeze in there as i needed to fill it up quickly and didnt have any antifreeze cos i was at uni | |
PaulW |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 21:57 |
quote: ok first question... when was the coolant last changed, and what ratio did you use water/antifreeze since changing, has there been a bad frost?? (its winter i know, but best checking) if its coming from rear of engine, then could be 1 of many things... plastic coolant pipe from waterpump along back of block inlet manifold gasket leaking around coolant inlet dodgy hoses going to heater matrix... | |
Planty02 |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 21:41 |
quote: there is a small amount on the top of the engine in two places but thats been there for months (havent got round to cleanin it lol) n the smoke has only jus started | |
Planty02 |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 21:39 |
have recently checked oil - fine | |
greengoddess |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 20:56 |
Are you sure its not the car in fronts exhaust? | |
PaulW |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 20:54 |
quote: when you say youve filled it right up to the top, do you mean the TOP of the whole bottle & not the MAX marker 2/3 way up?? check oil as mentioned, and any hoses for signs of leaks check make sure the rad cap is also holding pressure (one on my gsi had to be replaced as was hissing and not holding) oil can make white smoke when hot | |
Tom J |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 20:50 |
checked the hoses for water leaks? | |
Jake |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 20:27 |
is there any oil hanging around the bay? | |
Planty02 |
posted on 18th Jan 06 at 20:25 |
I've noticed over the past 2 days that when im sat in traffic im gettin steam coming from under the bonnet :o |