Water Leak

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alan325i
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Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 9:07 am

Hi

Went out to my car yesturday and found a lake running from under the car :cry: Its coming from the front of the engine so would this suggest that the water pump gasket has gone?????

Or is there any other problem i should be looking out for
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Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 9:41 am

Might not be the pump gasket,theres a pile of places it could be coming from.Best thing would be to top it back up,start the car and watch for leaks :D
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Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 9:43 am

Done that and checked all pipes and hoses, the only place i can see it dripping from sorry running from is the bottom crank.
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Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 10:17 am

Sounds like you could be right then,although,have you checked the metal coolant pipe that runs along the front of the block under the dizzy cap,these are prone to rusting through?
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