Somebody Pls Advice

[sanjeetsm]

Hi guys,

just developed some kind of a problem with my r33. Some liquid is pouring out from the engine when i switch off my car. I dont know if its been happening before but i noticed a hissing sound and saw under the car, there is a liquid thats falling out.

Its not the colour of oil and its falling out from the middle part of the engine. Any ideas? Smells a bit like coolant but i'm not too sure.

pls help,

cheers!

sanjeet

[Busky2k]

You need to describe the liquid a bit better. Whats the exact colour? Is it thick? Thin? Exactly where from the motor is it dripping from?

A pic would be best if you could post it up. It could even just be water from your air conditioner..

[Maxx]

coolant is green in color, most of them anyway.

is it just vapour water from the condenser of the air con?

Edited November 11, 2005 by Maxx

[akeenan]

my vote its from the aircon

[sanjeetsm]

thanks guys,

the liquid is very thin, just like water. although it has some kind of a smell, it tried touchin it but there was no colour on my fingers.

I never use my aircon, may be its coolant or water...

Remember there was a hiss sound i heard even 5 mins after turning off my engine.

What do you friends suggest?

[rd-runr]

thanks guys,

the liquid is very thin, just like water. although it has some kind of a smell, it tried touchin it but there was no colour on my fingers.

I never use my aircon, may be its coolant or water...

Remember there was a hiss sound i heard even 5 mins after turning off my engine.

What do you friends suggest?

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I thought the hissing sound is from the fuel line depressurising?

[sanjeetsm]

I thought the hissing sound is from the fuel line depressurising?

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dont think it would take 5 mins doing that though..

thats what told me something was wrong so i decided to look under the car, thats when i saw it

[Sambo33]

could be a tiny split on one of the heater hoses? try to get underneath the car and follow where its coming from, if possible

[sparkmanv11]

could be a tiny split on one of the heater hoses? try to get underneath the car and follow where its coming from, if possible

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If its the middle of the motor you may want to check for weeps around the welsh plugs. I have seen a few reports of R33's with 75000 and more on the motor developing this problem. While its hot its just steam ? doe you get a radiator sorta smell when u lift the bonnet. When u switch the car off the motor and coolant looses temprature the metal contracts and the pressure in the waterjacket drops. The hiss and leak then stops.

Edited November 11, 2005 by sparkmanv11