rover 25 again

draward

lads can some one please tell me,how to stop a leak in a rover 25, head is done, timeing belt water pump done matrix not leaking, the goes from max to min in about 3-4 weeks. the head was done about 18 mounts ago and the garage cant seem to find the leak. thanks

colm_mcm

have they done a compression test on the cylinders?

Mr Benevolent

Sounds like a HG leak tbh. Is the car down on power, do the air vents blow hot, mayonnaise under the oil filler cap etc?

draward

colm_mcm wrote: »

have they done a compression test on the cylinders?

yes they say its ok on that but did say that rovers a
hard car to do ,they said that when its hot it could open a small hole that wont show up in compression test.

ps me think thats crap.

draward

Confab wrote: »

Sounds like a HG leak tbh. Is the car down on power, do the air vents blow hot, mayonnaise under the oil filler cap etc?

no hg is good, no mayo Head was done so new bolts and stuf.

Nonoperational

That sounds like complete rubbish. The head gasket is either fixed properely or it's not.

draward

gpf101 wrote: »

That sounds like complete rubbish. The head gasket is either fixed properely or it's not.

head is fixed as i said but if there is a small pipe leaking that i might change or some thing

Nonoperational

I'm not a mechanic but there are only a limited amount of places water can leak from. You say the hg is good, the heater matrix is good, the water pump is done. What about the rad itself? Other than that just have a good luck for any signs of leaks in the engine bay or along any pipes.

Seems as the only symptom is water loss and if we presume the HG was fixed correctly 18 months ago (ie head was fine and not fit for the bin) and the loss is constant and not too much I would strongly advise the garage check the condition of the inlet manifiold gasket. Awkward ish job and maybe two hours labour but in many case of coolant loss from a k it's from the inlet manifold gasket. Generally they leak in rather than out so it goes unnoticed. They are about €15 from a Land Rover dealer. Other main culprit is the water pump, if you remove the cam covers coolant staining would be visible if it was coming from here.


Out of interest when the HG went 18 months ago what was the cause ? Did the car overheat and has the coolant loss been ever since or just a recent thing ?

draward

RoverJames wrote: »

Seems as the only symptom is water loss and if we presume the HG was fixed correctly 18 months ago (ie head was fine and not fit for the bin) and the loss is constant and not too much I would strongly advise the garage check the condition of the inlet manifiold gasket. Awkward ish job and maybe two hours labour but in many case of coolant loss from a k it's from the inlet manifold gasket. Generally they leak in rather than out so it goes unnoticed. They are about €15 from a Land Rover dealer. Other main culprit is the water pump, if you remove the cam covers coolant staining would be visible if it was coming from here.


Out of interest when the HG went 18 months ago what was the cause ? Did the car overheat and has the coolant loss been ever since or just a recent thing ?

water went out rapidly, (was told it is hgf all rover 25 had there head done)

worked fine for about 8-9 months. was told inlet manifold is the cause as you said its going in not out THANKS.

johnos1984

Just as James pointed out, it appears the inlet manifold would be the issue here. Very common on the K-series engine which ultimately leads to HGF and an unpleasent bill or sadly the scrappage of the car.

Let me know what you intend to do with the car as I'm thinking of getting a cheap Rover soon to keep me motoring for the summer and would be willing to repair myself.

draward

I have to get it fixed its a 00 and walked through the nct me out of work wife only working part time money fair tight at the moment thanks all if i win the lotto i will pm you cheers

johnos1984

No worries.

I'm low on cash too hence my interest in the car. Can't find anyone to buy my classic Rover which I'm selling to pay the bills so my Corolla shall be in the firing line soon.

Just finished college so have lots of bills and no job. Admittidly not in as bad a situation as yourself. Good luck with the repairs and lotto