CHRISVR6 0 Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Does anyone else find the vr6 likes water, like rad water, mine goes down a bit every week now, head gasket is fine (i hope) and it is a new rad or fairly new. i know its a thirsty engine but i thought they like petrol !amazed Link to post Share on other sites
six appeal 53 Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Mines not really needed topping up since the early months of this year mate. Link to post Share on other sites
Geastb 0 Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Mine used to but found out it was a leaking pipe! Link to post Share on other sites
mk3anni 0 Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Mine seems ok, but tbh i've been spending more time watching the oil level.Mine does seem to leak water into the car though, which is annoying! Link to post Share on other sites
bazz780 0 Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 ok guys a really common problem with the vr's is that the front pipe that runs across the engine block gets corroded and the thermostat housing corrodes from the inside, i had this problem a few months ago and changed the whole thermostat housing and seals which did the trick (thank god)so u mite want to check that. Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 shouldn't leak any water...most likely is leaking.common places (as mentioned) are thermostat housing, tube that goes across front of engine, and aux water pump (behind coilpack).have a look for anything obvious, if not get a coolant pressure test done, this will show where its leaking. Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 iv had mine around 7 months now and hav topped it up very slightly once Link to post Share on other sites
jaysVR6 2 Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Never needed any water what so ever. Sorry mate. A leak me reckons! Link to post Share on other sites
cliveyp 0 Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Mine uses a bit too by the look of it. Another common problem is the header tank cap i understand. Might be worth just pulling away the black plastic cover where the header tank joins the turret and see if theres any signs of leaking from the cap down the side of the tank. That's what happened to my corrado too! Link to post Share on other sites
CHRISVR6 0 Posted October 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Yeah cheers people, will have a more in depth look at the weekend, as have done 500 miles and have used about 1/2 an inch of the resevoir globe thing , i should write technical posts really !dodge Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 i'd look into sooner rather than later...something usually go pops if you leave it long enough (or at least thats what happened to me)if its boliing out the top of the header tank (through the breather) then it's quite poosibly the thermostat sticking. Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 yeh but u drive an already damaged car round the ring lol Link to post Share on other sites
CHRISVR6 0 Posted October 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 Thermostat was done and so was the top rad pipe, and it does not overheat, think it might just be gremlins !amazed Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 yeh but u drive an already damaged car round the ring lolnah, that one was totally without warning...haven't i explained this before?! ~ Link to post Share on other sites
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