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hello all,

i searched, but couldnt come up with the goods :D

a few weeks ago my car sprung a leak in one of the rubber pipes that is up behind the engine. under pressure, this little split in the hose would squirt out all my water. the day it happened, the temperature guage got pretty damn high, dare i say to the top :huh: i waited and waited for the engine to cool down before putting more water in the radiator, leaving the cap not quite locked (so no pressure would build) and limped it home.

so to now, ive replaced that hose, filled the water, started the car, upto temperature, give it a rev, check for leaks, and everything seems ok. took it for a run, temp gauge looks normal, no hissing, no steam, no drips or leaks on the ground after parking it.. everything seems good.

took it for a drive to my friends house, and back home (20-30mins of driving total) and when i checked the radiator, it was lookin empty. let it cool down for awhile, then topped it up, took about 750ml outta my bottle. drove again, checked again, same deal.

checked the dipstick, the oil looks fine and oil like (not creamy like oil+water gets), and i see no condensation or water drips outta my exhaust. where is it going?

a friend of mine says he had the same problem, and undid this bolt valve thing on the top of his inlet manifold, it made a sucking sound, then he put it back in and all was good.

does anyone have any ideas, or know what this valve hes talkin about is?

thanks muchly :(

shaun.

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Sounds like you didn't fill it right up , there is a bolt on the plenum side , you undo that and it makes it easy to fill the radiator/engine with coolant ( i hope thats what you used , not water as you say). If you don't undo this bolt to let the air out she won't fill up , thats the reason it took more, i would think by now she should be full though .

If you got it very hot there is a chance that your headgasket maybe blown or at worse the head cracked, if the oil is not milky and there is no oil in the coolant, it's probably OK.

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