Water leak?

[Warthog]

Well done mate. God all that typing anyway it may help someone else with a like problem.:wave

[Martiny]

Originally posted by jonrx7uk
No probs.

The turbo to intercooler \'Y\' pipework needs taking off (the photo actually shows it on the wrong way round? dont ask)

Cheers
Jon

Ok, Im asking... how come the y pipes are the wrong wat round?

[jonrx7uk]

Ok, Im asking... how come the y pipes are the wrong wat round?

I used this photo (someone was selling the pack on Ebay and this was the pic) to try and diagnose my turbo probs in the early days.  You can imagine how confusing it was when everything was back to front.  What gave it away eventually was the CRV ponting towards the Firewall and not the air filters

Cheers
Jon

[TRex]

Well I\'ll surley be changing the pipes now as it looks pretty crap!

 Looks like it\'s gonna be a right PITA just to get the pipes off!

 Hers the culprit!

[TRex]

Closer...

[Warthog]

BIATCH arn\'t they, but doable.

[Martiny]

Thats a great picture. I think mine is leaking in about the same place.

Will have another look, so you can see that just by removing the air pump?  (says he, as if removing anything on this car is easy! Especially the air filter box, where you have to struggle with those huge clips, that NO pair of pliers seems big enough to get hold of!)

[TRex]

I imagine with a stock engine and bay it will not be easily visable.
Mine is as is, no air pump, rad and fan, non standard piping etc.
 So alot easier to see, but still a \'Biatch\' to get at to mend or replace!

 So the lot is deffo coming off next week for a full and proper job!


 
 Now who\'s a got a big single they wanna sell......... :evillaugh

[msc125]

hi all,

i\'ve got smoke coming from the middle of the engine bay (underneath airpump, upper intake manifold/ alternator area), and a loss of coolant. i fear it may be the same problem as in this thread and also posted here:

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14240&perpage=15&highlight=coolant&pagenumber=1

i\'ve had a coolant leak in the past and it turned out to be a dodgy pressure cap. i\'m not sure if it\'s the same problem this time as i didn\'t get a look at the faulty pressure cap when it was replaced, so don\'t know what a dud one looks like! i assume the rubber seal on the inside of the cap would be cracked, or is it something to do with the pressure (spring) of the cap?

is there any way i can diagnose the problem without taking bits off the engine to get to the turbo/ coolant lines?

[TRex]

Hi m8, sorry to hear this but don\'t panic as hopefully it could be sorted.

 Top up your rad to the max(when cold) and then take the car for a good blast, park up with engine running still and have a look around the Turbo areas (like in my photos), you may be lucky to see if/where water is leaking from exactly.

 If you can see or have an idea of the area, then post em up and if not myself, someone else will surely guide you to victory!
 
 good luck :bandit

[msc125]

TRex, cheers for the reply

i tried to locate the leak earlier today, but no joy. the smoke seems to be coming from the same area where your corroded pipes were. looks like i\'ll have to take it apart- ah well, it\'ll keep me busy for a few hours!

as i\'m still new to all this, is there anything i should know before takin it to bits? can you just unbolt and lift it all out? what exactly do i need to take out to get down there? :confused:

[Warthog]

Make sure you buy the Mazda parts -- less than £10.00 for both--DON\'T use any other pipe as the mazda ones are pre-formed and ensure the correct flow of water. If you use any other you MAY get a kink--I did-- so i replaced with correct parts made it work correctly.:wave

[Martiny]

Right I replaced both the rubber hoses ( upper and lower) on my car today.

I cant see any split in the old ones, though? I will have to drive it a few days and see....

Its not such a bad job, but you do need to remove the air box, and air pump.

(I hate those big spring clips !!!!!)

[TRex]

You can replace the rubber hoses that Warthog mentioned, which I believe is what you\'ve just changed Martin??

 Those arn\'t too bad, a bastard, but not too bad...

 If you get the \'lucky straw\' and it\'s the actuall Pipes that are attached to the Turbos, (what I had), then it\'s a fair job as the whole Turbo assembly and all pipes have to be removed.

 Hopefully it\'s the flexi pipes that will cure it for you!