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 speedo306
Regular  Location: Trinidad & Tobago Registered: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 478 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Hi,Every time I fill my radiator and leave the car idling for a little while, water keeps running out of the overflow hose. I bought a new radiator cap being of the view that it was the source of my problem but when I bled the system and topped it back up and carried the car for a drive, on returning home the tank was empty. What can be a possible cause of this. ________________________________________ RJ |
 Posted 14th Oct 2012 at 19:55
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rob_humphrey
Regular  Location: St Austell Registered: 16 Sep 2011 Posts: 448 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Headgasket maybe ?________________________________________ Team Moonstone Team Working Aircon |
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Posted 14th Oct 2012 at 19:59
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speedo306
Regular Location: Trinidad & Tobago Registered: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 478 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Water is not mixing with oil in rad or on oil dipstick. I never ran it to the point where it was overheated.________________________________________ RJ |
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Posted 14th Oct 2012 at 20:13
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,817 Status: Offline |
Post #4
speedo306 wrote: Water is not mixing with oil in rad or on oil dipstick. never did with mine, but hg was still kaput. ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 14th Oct 2012 at 20:18
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speedo306
Regular Location: Trinidad & Tobago Registered: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 478 Status: Offline |
Post #5
welshpug! wrote: speedo306 wrote: Water is not mixing with oil in rad or on oil dipstick. never did with mine, but hg was still kaput. Seeing that this may be the source of my problem, what do you advise. carry the head to be tested and fit new gasket? ________________________________________ RJ |
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Posted 14th Oct 2012 at 20:26
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bas_306gti
Regular  Location: Eindhoven Registered: 06 Sep 2012 Posts: 108 Status: Offline |
Post #6
A compression test will clear things out, if there are low readings on one or more cillinders there is a leak to one of the coolant channels or between cillinders, normal compression is about 210 psi |
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Posted 14th Oct 2012 at 21:30
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #7
A compression test as suggested or a 'sniff test' which detects hydrocarbons in the coolant.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 15th Oct 2012 at 09:47
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eliotrw
Seasoned Pro  Location: Southwark Registered: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 4,864 Status: Offline |
Post #8
welshpug! wrote: speedo306 wrote: Water is not mixing with oil in rad or on oil dipstick. never did with mine, but hg was still kaput. Im not totally convinced mine was mixing really either, If it was it wasnt doing it much, But again kaputt. Between the cylinders too interestingly enough (Not normal for a 6 by all accounts). ________________________________________ Ex- Phase 3 China GTi-6 T-Reg |
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Posted 15th Oct 2012 at 10:04
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #9
It is actually fairly common for our cars to pop the HG between cylinders.  Have seen it loads of times now. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 15th Oct 2012 at 12:56
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,817 Status: Offline |
Post #10
yep, there and to a water way on the timing belt end.________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 15th Oct 2012 at 13:02
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eliotrw
Seasoned Pro Location: Southwark Registered: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 4,864 Status: Offline |
Post #11
Ah ok, i though it was almost always the water jacket/cylinder areaWont be going in a hurry now anywho  ________________________________________ Ex- Phase 3 China GTi-6 T-Reg |
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Posted 15th Oct 2012 at 16:01
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #12
It can fail pretty much in any place but the most common are what Welshpug described. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 15th Oct 2012 at 16:11
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