Oh not again!!!

**Tomcat** · Monday 13th November 2006, 21:45

Arrived home from work today and just as I was pulling up the low water light came on, swiftly followed by clouds of steam from under the bonnet!!!. It was too late to check when I got home so I'm going to have to look in the morning and see whats gone wrong this time!!!!

**volvolised** · Monday 13th November 2006, 21:50

Ouch !! hope it's just the thermostat, best of luck, but hey could just be a hose

**Wobbly Dave** · Monday 13th November 2006, 21:57

sounds like you've sprung a leak!

**irf** · Monday 13th November 2006, 22:06

good luck with whatever it is

**Storm-Troll** · Monday 13th November 2006, 22:10

good luck mate,, had that on my 850 few years backk, light came on and water steamin everywhere, mine turned out to be head gasket gone,, that cost me loads,, so i hope your is just a hose or leak somewhere,,,,,

**Tomcat** · Monday 13th November 2006, 22:24

If its the head gaskette then I'm knackered, cos I aint got any spare cash to get it fixed at the moment. Oh I REALLY hope its just a hose thats gone!.

**Storm-Troll** · Monday 13th November 2006, 22:28

me too, unfortunately for me, i did not know what it was and was only a few miles from home so drove it home, which did the damage and put oil and water into the engine block and warped the pistons etc,, if i had stopped straight away i might have been able to save it,, but alas,, it meant a new lump,,,, so just an idea,, dont drive it until you know what it is for sure, just in case,, that was it might save you a new lump if its more than just a hose leak,,,,, dont mean to put the downers on, but just tryin to help a fellow troll save money and avoid what i had to go through...... all the best matey...

**Storm-Troll** · Monday 13th November 2006, 22:33

a certain person just put a post saying HMMMMM Subtle about my honesty about the situation, then Decided to delete his post straight away,, why delete it?? fel free to speak your mind,, im just tryin to help someone not have the same problem as i did,, im sure if i had been subtle and said nothing, and he drove it and buggered his lump from not knowing what i knew,,, do you think he would have thanked me for being subtle,,,,, I know i would rather know my options than cost myself more money,,, I wont say who it was that posted and then deleted it,, but i saw who it was,, hope that person never has a problem in the future that he might have prevented by someone not being subtle.... after all, if we all keep our gobs shut, we wont help anyone wil we??? Rant over,,,lol

**Tomcat** · Monday 13th November 2006, 22:49

Thanks anyway, I do appreciate it, as you say better to know up front rather than cause more damage...

**volvolised** · Monday 13th November 2006, 22:51

Stormtroll, i deleted the post to save a 'rant', i have just had my headgasket go!!! (car being sorted at the mo) felt as T.C. does now, and don't/didn't want it to be the headgasket..... cool !!!

**Storm-Troll** · Monday 13th November 2006, 22:52

yeah,, i know i would rather know and avoid something costly than not know and find out after i could have prevented it..... anyway, good luck wiv it matey and hopefully its nothing more than a leak,,

**volvolised** · Monday 13th November 2006, 23:01

T.C, best of !!

**volvolised** · Monday 13th November 2006, 23:05

stormtroll your so funny !!!

**Storm-Troll** · Monday 13th November 2006, 23:08

lol... thank you... i'll take that as a compliment...lol..

**Tomcat** · Monday 13th November 2006, 23:09

Don't worry about it, I know you both mean the best...

**BlackBeast** · Monday 13th November 2006, 23:16

Is it an auto TC?

**mostin58** · Monday 13th November 2006, 23:21

Had same prob on mine not long after buying it, turned out to be a small crack in expansion bottle.
Hope it's something cheap and simple on yours matey.

**Tomcat** · Monday 13th November 2006, 23:22

Originally Posted by BlackBeast

Is it an auto TC?

No its a manual.

Unfortunatley I replaced the expansion tank with a new one only a couple of months ago, so I doubt its that.

**T5SLAVE** · Monday 13th November 2006, 23:35

Originally Posted by tomcat

No its a manual.

Unfortunatley I replaced the expansion tank with a new one only a couple of months ago, so I doubt its that.

Oh bugger, fingers x'd 4 ya dude

I know only too well how bleedin annoyin it is 2 not have ur chariot OTR, 4 whatever reason

Sounds like it'll just be a popped pipe or summit tho...

**BlackBeast** · Monday 13th November 2006, 23:53

I was going to say if its an auto the hoses could have rubbed against the auto dipstick, but thats 'blown' that theory out of the 'water'.

Sorry TC, bad joke. Hope it turns out to be something simple and cheap to fix. How was the water temp on your dash?

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