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water leaking through exhuast
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 5:45 pm
by ahjosh
My pagero has water leaking out the exhuast from the radiator at a fair rate...would it be a head gasket and how much to fix?...still runs but is very slugish
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:19 pm
by macca81
its comming outa the rad via the exhaust? how do you know its from the rad, and how much is 'at a fair rate'?
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:20 pm
by ahjosh
macca81 wrote:its comming outa the rad via the exhaust? how do you know its from the rad, and how much is 'at a fair rate'?
cus it is draining the radiator and its comin out quick....their is water under the engine half way down the car near the car and out the back of the exhuast
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:41 pm
by ajsr
could be a cracked head
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:40 pm
by JWB
ajsr wrote:could be a cracked head
Could also possibly just be a welsh plug?
Dose it start up 1st time with a notable miss ??
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:41 pm
by ahjosh
JWB wrote:ajsr wrote:could be a cracked head
Could also possibly just be a welsh plug?
Dose it start up 1st time with a notable miss ??
some times it has a cloging sound before it starts but starts quickly
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:49 am
by SIMMO84
like the others said it could be a cracked head, most likely the gasket get it fixed before u bend a con rod from the water in the cylinder dont know wat motor you got diesel engins usually have less crap hanging off them so labour would be cheaper if it is a gasket.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:08 pm
by Guy
I have had this happen ages ago on a gemini was a buggered head gasket from memory
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:04 pm
by mavzilla
its a v6 then its water running through the valley from the water pump guarenteed
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:10 pm
by ahjosh
mavzilla wrote:its a v6 then its water running through the valley from the water pump guarenteed
big job?...how much to fix what do i need?....its the 3 or 3.6 litre v6
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:54 pm
by mavzilla
if only that damage and no head gasket ya probly lookin$500-$700 bucks i guess