blackboy VR6 0 Posted October 26, 2006 started losing water on my vr6 no white gunge on dipstick very little on the oil filler cap (small amount can be expected as i only do 3m to work everyday) filler cap clears off white stuff if i take it for a decent run, cannt see an obvious signs of water leaks, no loss of power (that ive noticed) is there any usual spots i should be looking help please Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2corrados 0 Posted October 26, 2006 heater matrix ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted October 26, 2006 "Usual spots": - heater matrix hose at the back of the cylinder head under the cable tidy (this is #1!) - aux electric water pump - expansion tank cap - heater matrix (as stated above) ... - thermostat housing - water pump .. plus the big, obvious ones like the rad .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CorradoVR6-Turbo 0 Posted October 26, 2006 blackboy VR6, I see you are in Durham,if you cant find a leak give me a shout. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andyVR6 0 Posted October 26, 2006 the header tank. mine leaks slightly along the joining lines of the top and bottom half just behind the black cover with the picture of a book on it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackboy VR6 0 Posted October 26, 2006 will look at the vr on the weekend (rain permitting), james may just take you up on the shout, new machine to me and could do with some advice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CorradoVR6-Turbo 0 Posted October 27, 2006 Yea no problems,give me a PM. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
