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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Martin_1962 on 11 June 2010, 09:07:49

Title: Water leak back of engine
Post by: Martin_1962 on 11 June 2010, 09:07:49

I have a water leak, been slow for ages, now a litre a day.

Does anyone have a coolant bottle top with air valve as I need to pressurise the system to find it?

Current status, last year, head gaskets and HBV.

Thanks

Martin

Title: Re: Water leak back of engine
Post by: duggs on 11 June 2010, 10:31:55

If its NOT the HBV can you see where the water is flowing too. Where the water lies could indicate as to where its coming from.

IF you're not sure and as posted, you KNOW its coming from the back it may be the same problem I once had.

Namely:  Way further down, below the HBV, I had a very small split in a £2.00 piece of hose. I left it...right up to the point where the water spraying over the back of the engine, killed the dis pack and leads.

That £2.00 piece of hose cost me over £300.00 as a result.  Its an ar$e to see/find .

Title: Re: Water leak back of engine
Post by: Kevin Wood on 11 June 2010, 10:33:04

More LPG plumbing issues? Did you replace both T pieces when the first one failed? If not, the second one might have gone the same way?

Kevin

Title: Re: Water leak back of engine
Post by: kcl on 11 June 2010, 10:36:53

Oil cooler joints is my guess. I had this problem also and it was suspected as HBV as the route of the leaking water was similar. However, it turned out to be a busted thread in one of the cooler joints (which made me wonder where and when this was broken because the cooler was original....)

Title: Re: Water leak back of engine
Post by: Martin_1962 on 11 June 2010, 12:36:59

I have two new T Pieces to put on.

Oil cooler will be OK (new last year - rude not to)

Might get the 4 Dowty washers JIC.

Title: Re: Water leak back of engine
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 11 June 2010, 13:05:10

Certainly more than one pipe down there.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1181719948

Title: Re: Water leak back of engine
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 11 June 2010, 13:38:58

my money is on the coolant pipe..