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Failed MOT yesterday needs a spot of welding on nearside rear suspension mount area. Had a quote for a full restore running into thousands which I don't have at the minute, ideally I just want her patching up until I can scrape the cash together to get a better job done. Anyone in the Sheffield area...

So. I refilled the coolant and promptly watched it drain out again. Fantastic. Had the foresight to put a container underneath so wasn't too big a problem. Definitely leaking from those spots so when it stops raining I can get onto sealing it up again.

Thanks for your advice. I will try sorting out the leaks first and see where that takes me. I will let you know.

The J shaped one that doubles back in the housing. To be honest I found it a little concerning that it was steaming from more than one spot. Any clues what might be causing the overheating? Pump doesn't have any play as far as I can tell, so should I start at the stat?

Ok so it's the pipe that bends back into the bleed valve (?) And the pipe that is behind the flywheel. Was definitely the gasket there where steam was escaping from.

I will take some pictures and post shortly. Driving lovely up until the steam, very annoyed as I was loving it.

Okay, so I'm new to the t25, we bought one last week and seem to have developed a problem already. Driving home today and there's a bit of steam coming out of the air vents at the back. Pull up and check the engine and there is steam coming from the lowest pipe at the bottom right of the block, and ...