Ed 2 Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 My coolwant goes orange and having a few coolant problems , first was a pipe at the back of the engine cracking , replaced it an it popped over! could just be that i didn't put it back on properly or that there is a block in the coolant system± any reason why my water would be orange ? this happened on my gti an it was a rotting metal pipe! not sure there are any on the vr are there? i have no idea so any help wud be good! Carnt have the coolant pipes popping every time i give it beans or my engines is guna be cooked! Link to post Share on other sites
xyber 1 Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Id check the rad first off I think, may have rotted and got blockedI take it it has the proper coolant mix and not just tap water? Link to post Share on other sites
Oldirtybastard 0 Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Could be headgasket? Does coolant appear to be leaking from coolant tank.T Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 2 Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Yes always has the proper coolant in use g12 plus i think it is or summit! and ther eis no leak , it doesn't use water nor is ther eany oil or anything else in the water! its just orange water! Link to post Share on other sites
Oldirtybastard 0 Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Could the orange liquid be from a previous attempt by yourself or previous owner to fix radiator?T Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 2 Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 never tried to fix the radiator! not sure what best way is to check to see if radiator is nakerd! Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 never tried to fix the radiator! not sure what best way is to check to see if radiator is nakerd! Take it off and run water thro it to see what colour water comes out Link to post Share on other sites
manzi 0 Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 i've got this prob. looks like mines had a leak in the past as well since there are signs of the stuff knocking about. any common faults? Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 2 Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 yer mine shows signs of a pipe going an orange water going all over the place! need to drain the whole system i think! try an pump al the shit out an see if the radiators gone or not! failing that maybe a presure test see the head gasket is going Link to post Share on other sites
Rustyman 0 Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Guys i've noticed the same thing on my 95 VR. Plus i have an additional query ! It's going through coolant like a whore on crack ! I've noticed what i think is the pump leaking pink coolant ... so i filled up the coolant pot with fluid turned ignition on but not the engine turning over so it pumped fluid around and noticed it's leaking ... is the part expensive ??? looks tricky and fiddly to change ? Link to post Share on other sites
franchise 1 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Had a few coolant issue meself over the past year or so. Sounds like a water pump (rustyman), is it pissing coolant all over your serpentine belt? That water pump is baout £35 from GSF but will cost about £75 to get it fitted and sorted out extra. Link to post Share on other sites
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