possible engine leak?


01anto

01anto

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Hi guys,
was hoping someone here could verify if i have some type of a leak?i didnt notice this before but there seems to be a water leak coming out of the block?how much trouble am i in?:((
the yellow/green coloured stain is where it is wet, heres a pic, i know its crap but should explain. really worried about this

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you really need to upload a bigger and clearer picture for any help mate
 
if you click on the second pic it might help?i know its bad, its the yellow colour rite under the rocket cover, its all around it.il try upload something better tomorow
 
...blown head gasket. Does your coolant look muddy? What does your oil look like, is that also mixing with coolant? If so its most likely a blown head gasket.

Your coolant level must be low either in the over flow tank or in the radiator or both. Correct?

Also, I have had heater hoses crack on me, causing coolant to go all over the place, which is not fun to track down when the crack is a pin hole. lol
 
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hi, no the coolant is full in the radiator and not even half ways between min and max in the resevoir. check the oil, seems grand no white sludgy stuff under the cap either. however oil level is fair high, the owner i bought it off seems to of overfilled it?this is hardly the cause?
 
01anto said:
hi, no the coolant is full in the radiator and not even half ways between min and max in the resevoir. check the oil, seems grand no white sludgy stuff under the cap either. however oil level is fair high, the owner i bought it off seems to of overfilled it?this is hardly the cause?
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correct, hardly the cause, but you should not run it over the top dot on the oil stick. Drain some out to get it to the proper level.

Back to rouge coolant, lol. While the engine is at full temp, can you nudge some coolant hoses and hearter hoses around to see if you may have a small crack in a hose? check them all very closely. ;)
 
Just looks like oil is seeping out under the rocker cover gasket. Get a new rubber gasket that should sort it.
Honda part number for gasket-12341-PR3-000
 
im a complete noob when it comes to checking this stuff lol whats a hearter hose?im guesn any hose that goes to/from resevoir to/from radiator?im afraid to nudge em in case i damage em lol
 
Vtec6000 said:
Just looks like oil is seeping out under the rocker cover gasket. Get a new rubber gasket that should sort it.
Honda part number for gasket-12341-PR3-000
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ok but does seem more like water coming from under the rocker cover gasket. would it still be ok to drive it like this?
 
01anto said:
ok but does seem more like water coming from under the rocker cover gasket. would it still be ok to drive it like this?
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I can't imagine how water would end up there. What part of Ireland are you in? If your close to Galway I can take a look at it for you.
 
start your car up let it get to temp while the hood is up, watch that area in the pic for a few minutes to see where the coolant is coming from. Nudging the black hoses will not damage them, see if that will cause any coolant to spray out. Careful its hot.
 
Vtec6000 said:
I can't imagine how water would end up there. What part of Ireland are you in? If your close to Galway I can take a look at it for you.
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yeah wouldnt mind traveling if i could get the time, but would driving it anywhere be risky at the moment? cant understand why its wet, i dont drive the sh**e out of it, barely sees vtec :angry:
 
tama666 said:
start your car up let it get to temp while the hood is up, watch that area in the pic for a few minutes to see where the coolant is coming from. Nudging the black hoses will not damage them, see if that will cause any coolant to spray out. Careful its hot.
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ok il give that a go first thing in the morning.did you say you had a coolant leak?it wasnt leaking from under the rocket cover was it?
 
01anto said:
yeah wouldnt mind traveling if i could get the time, but would driving it anywhere be risky at the moment? cant understand why its wet, i dont drive the sh**e out of it, barely sees vtec :angry:
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If its not loosing oil or coolant then should be fine to drive.
 
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