bernie110478 Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 Driving home and looks out of rear mirror and I'm leaving a water trail, looks under car and lost about a litre of water. Calls michanics and they came filled radiator took her to the garage. Gets a call saying may be water pipe they took it off and nothing wrong we pipe. They connected it again took it for a run then Text me to say all done come pick up car , next minute they had reversed car and she had dropped all the water again they have no idea were its coming from does anyone have any ideas ...... Quote
WhackyWill Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 Could be the radiator is getting presurised and forcing the water out. Quote
SteveM Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 get it up on a ramp with the engine running and watch for where its coming from? Quote
14N Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 Sometimes using the aircon leaves a trail of water or puddle on your drive. Quote
Sam Mcgoo Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 Cant believe a garage is saying ' no idea where its coming from' I'd be tempted to take it somewhere else. Is the water coming from the coolant system? Is that where they are topping it up from? It could also be the windscreen or headlight washer reservoir which are located behind the front bumper in either corner. Because of your veilside kit the head light washers are probably disconnected but could be leaking. Quote
bernie110478 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Posted February 25, 2013 They say is blowing out the top cap..... Quote
Sam Mcgoo Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 Ah OK, so it is over heating. My first suspect would be the two electric radiator fans as they are a known problem. They often do not turn on when old and get a bit crappy inside. They need to check if they are switching on first. Quote
SteveM Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) doesnt sound good! either the cap is gone and not holding pressure or the system is getting pressured from the engine one is a cheap fix and the other is not! or as sam says just the fans not coming on and a simple overheat. to be honest though on a normal drive in the weather we have at the moment the car shouldnt be overheating even without the fans.... ???? Edited February 25, 2013 by SteveM Quote
WhackyWill Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 System is pressurised..see my post. Quote
Sam Mcgoo Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 Saying that is the Temp gauge inside the car showing its hot? ie is the gauge over half way? Quote
14N Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 Is the car not under warranty? (As you bought it a few days ago)? Quote
ZMANALEX Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 Best to take the car to a garage that knows there way around a 350Z. As the guys have said it could be that the electric fans are not kicking in, however this will only default when sitting stationery or in slow moving traffic. I have the fan motors and anything else that you may require to fix this issue in stock and good to go same/next day. Just drop me a PM if I can help you further even if it is for just a bit of technical guidance: Where are you based? Alex. Quote
bernie110478 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Posted February 25, 2013 No warranty I no not so good eh !!! 2 cars both in garage not so lucky .... Quote
Sam Mcgoo Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 I believe she is near the 'the wall' somewhere. Not the best start to ownership. Quote
bernie110478 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Posted February 25, 2013 Cheers z man will no in next Half hour I hope Quote
bernie110478 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Posted February 25, 2013 No Berwick right in Scottish Borders Quote
bernie110478 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Posted February 25, 2013 The car is not overheating but it is chucking the water out the overflow at the radiator cap when I take out on the open road. The bottom pipe coming from the engine is solid when the engine is running Quote
Sam Mcgoo Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 Mmm unfortunately it does sound like your cooling system is getting pressurised by your engine..... This is not a good thing. Worth trying a new rad cap just in case though, maybe the spring pressure has just weakened over time. If your lucky. Quote
WhackyWill Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 You may have a good case to get the garage you bought it from to sort it out, depending on how long you owned it and how many miles you done since you bought it. Quote
SteveM Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 The car is not overheating but it is chucking the water out the overflow at the radiator cap when I take out on the open road. The bottom pipe coming from the engine is solid when the engine is running doesnt sound good........ only time i have ever experienced anything like that was on an old 2.0 ltr turbo lump that blew a head gasket... pressurised the system enough to explode the overflow tank.... Quote
ZMANALEX Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 If fans okay then start with: Pressure cap. Air Lock: Thermostat: Blocked Radiator. Water pump. etc. etc. etc. Quote
N9JAH Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) My Ex 350Z had the same issue had it less than 24 Hrs after buying. Took it for a drive after buying it from a private seller, 1 head gasket warped and the other cracked and both fan motors were not working. Nearly £3000 to fix plus court cost when I took the seller and the independent inspection company who I won't name for legal reason to small claim court. Lost the case because the vehicle was fine when I bought it seemingly, I drove it 50 mile slowly as I had just gone for 1.4 FW to 3.5 RW. Got 370Z now from Westway with 2 years of warrenty. Edited February 25, 2013 by N9JAH Quote
The Chubby Ninja Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 Had this problem with a starlet once, that turned out to be a blown headgasket aswell. It was pushing the water out the expansion tank. Also beware of taking the radiator cap off when its pressurised like that. I done it and it exploded in my face. I then had to go and put some new underwear on lol Quote
bernie110478 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Posted February 25, 2013 Must apologise to my fiancé here ,did not get text from garage it was infact my fiancé Johnny that called me to say she had dropped water Quote
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