help with water leak please

[hippy chick]

I have been trying to find a water leak in my 1.9 petrol water cooled. i have been trying to get hold of a hose that runs around the left side of the engine im sorry but i dont know what its called , there are two of them but only one needs to be replaced.

also the water is coming from somewhere else i have found it is running down the oil filter but not sure where its coming from and i dont want to start pulling it apart untill i know what im doing.


can anyone please tell me where i can get the hose and also any help with the water leak. sorry to be a pain in the A** jen

[kevtherev]

looks like your water pump is leaking.
I think brickwerks have the big hose.

[hippy chick]

Ah now will that mean a new water pump as the van runs fine but just drips water, or is there any seals that it could be. i will give brickworks a ring. thank you jen

[kevtherev]

I said it looks like it... but you'll have to find out if it is!

clean up around it and check

[hippy chick]

[Cruz]

I have been trying to find a water leak in my 1.9 petrol water cooled. i have been trying to get hold of a hose that runs around the left side of the engine im sorry but i dont know what its called , there are two of them but only one needs to be replaced.
jen

Which one is it? They are two different hoses as shown http://www.busdepot.com/details/water19.jsp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (american site)

Simon at the Brickwerks was going to get them re-made in silicone but I don't think they have come through as yet.

Looking from the expansion bottle the nearest pipe from the lower thermostat housing is

025-121-103C

Sadly this seems to be obsolete

Contact spannerboy, he may have one 2nd hand

And the other one from the upper thermostat housing is

025-121-073E

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_act_shop.p ... try_GB.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
or
http://www.status-vw.co.uk/shop/en-gb/dept_268.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (bottom of the page, cheaper but I'd ring to see if they have stock)
or again contact spannerboy he has some 2nd hand pipes

Talc is a way to find where a leak is coming from.

[hippy chick]

Thank you cruz, busdepo looks like it has one its the one that goes from the bleeder valve to the thermostat housing . I did phone brickwerks they dont have them. thank you for the talc idea to . jen

[Cruz]

Thank you cruz, busdepo looks like it has one its the one that goes from the bleeder valve to the thermostat housing . I did phone brickwerks they dont have them. thank you for the talc idea to . jen

They both go from the bleed valve to the thermostat housing. Busdepot is american so shipping will be prohibitive. IF it is the obsolete pipe you need then 2nd hand is your best bet.

The pipes are not the same so make sure you get the right one. If I was you I would look at your pipes and get the part number off them, they will be somewhere.

[hippy chick]

i have just looked at the one from vw heritage, will order it from there, its the top pipe that is longer one of the two that i need.Thank you again for all your help cruz. jen

[Tony Tone]

Check the water pipes that join the water pump. If the gasket has gone on this pipe it will leak onto the oil filter and drip off the point your have shown. I had exactly the same symptoms. May also be your pump ,as previously suggested.

[hippy chick]

Thank you tony i will have a look , is it a easy job to fix if its the gasket . jen

[kevtherev]

gaskets come in gasket sets.... or with new pumps
I've used cornflake packet gaskets before now but the proper gasket would be better

[hippy chick]

Lol i was thinking of buying a new gasket , i was just wondering how much i have to take of to get to the gasket if it turns out to be that. jen

[kevtherev]

i was just wondering how much i have to take of to get to the gasket

just the pump

[Tony Tone]

And to get to the punp or the pipe gasket you will need to drop the water pump pulley off to get thatthings better, no great problem though. If it's the pipe that runs behind the main pulley wheel thats a bit more of a pain as the pully wheel has to come off to fit the pipe, still not a big job though.