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My question is, What could this leak be, where could it be coming from, and how would I go about making it go away.
I heard that there is some sort of spray that, when sprayed on the OUTSIDE of the water pump, will seal any leaks. Is this true, and would it work for a long time, or only a short one.
Thanks in advance for any help yall can lend.
Probably you need a new pump.
Also, stop leak hat you add to the cooling system will NOT work on a water pump, so don't go there.
Probably not easy to replace the leaky seal either, is it?
Actually, what I meant to ask was... I see you can buy a replacement gasket for a water pump. Would THAT be the problem, or might it be something else in the water pump?
Just think of how you'd feel, if 5K or 10K miles from now that water pump bearing totally goes out, and now you have to take it apart again (or pay someone to do that), to do the job all over again.
If it was me pulling it apart, it's getting a new pump, new radiator hoses, and coolant.
Oil with coolant? Best guess would be blown head gasket. The other way to check is to see if there is coolant in the oil.
So... More than likely, to resolve these issues, replace the water pump, gasket, and the head gasket? That should, hopefully, do it. ^^;
Picture of where my Delta 88's leak was
The car is currently at the dealer, after running a hose on it for a couple hours today, they were unable to recreate the leak, tomorrow they will try leaving it in the car wash for a while. I have a feeling they are not going to be able to find the problem, of course they were closed when it happened, so they could not see it.
Any ideas what could cause this kind of leak, or other ways to figure out what is going on?
-Windshield is not sealed across the top. You said you were driving the car when it leaked, right? The dealer may not be able to find the leak when it is sitting still.
P.S. Many years ago, my wife bought me a 'leak detecter' from Sears. (Why? I don't know. She's a wife.). This is a machine that has a small black box with battery that you put inside a car. It emits an high-pitched sound. There there is a large detecter box with a rubber hose attached, also battery driven. You move the hose around until it 'hears' the emitter box. That's where the leak is. This thing will also find a vacumn leak because sucking air also creats an ultrasonic noise.
I would think that some nice equiped body shop would have one of these devices. After a major rebuild of a wreck, there could be leaks that this device can find.
Noticed 2" of water standing in the passenger footwell.
Read some of your posts here.
Removed soaking wet front passenger carpet with foam backing.
Poured some water in the sunroof drain channel. Right front ponded water at drain.
Used a straw and blew some air down the drain line. (wife says I'm just full of hot air). Noticed debris/water loosening at the drain out/ wheel well of right front tire.
Could not get trim off of the A pillar and could not find auto manual for it.
Frustrated, took car to Volvo mechanic to remove seats, console and rest of carpet (soaking wet at rear passenger side). Mechanic said they found blockage in A pillar drain out.
Mechanic says they used a shop vac but the carpet has 4-5" of dense polystyrene? attached to it and it is still very wet... hard to dry out when it is cold and rainy out..
I don't want mold to set in, any ideas on how to get the carpet/foam dryed out completely?
I'm tempted to pick the carpet up and rent a dehumidifier for a day or so.
Thanks for any ideas.
-R
Did you get your car fixed? How and where? What was the problem? And how much did it cost? I would appreciate you or anybody letting me know. Thanks
When I pour water on either the passenger or drivers side grill in front of the windsheild the water seems to come out in multiple places along the door and below the car. Not sure what is supposed to happen exactly. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Water does not seem to leak in on the passenger side.
It's going to take a lot of hands on sleuthing to try and determine what is causing the problem. Your problem is undoubtedly complicated by the fact that it was wrecked. The bad thing is, this water is going to ruin your electricals and cause many other problems down the road. You're going to need to fix it, or dump it.
Just to recap, the leak was from the sunroof which was not draining properly and leaking into the trunk and cabin.
Could you possibly let me know what I would be looking for? My neon does not have a sunroof. I have had to remove my back seat all together, as the water seems to be leaking near the seat belt lock... please send me responses to ryestorm@yahoo.com
Any helo is greatly appreciated.
So have you ever tested the windshield gasket, using the newspaper method I outlined (laying down newspaper on the floor prior to the test, or against the firewall inside the passenger compartment?)
Have you ever had the door panels off on this car for a repair?
What has to be done to check this is to remove the cowl plate below the wipers and peek in there and see if there's water accumulating. The drain itself usually ends up as part of a rubber tube that sticks out of the firewall and drips /drains onto the ground beneath the car---but of course if the drains are plugged, it's going to leak into your car.
And where exactly do you think the leak starts? Is it near the front of the headliner, or on the side, or.....
My only guess at this point is that a roof leak on a car without a sunroof as either got to be a windshield seal leak up top there, or if not that, then a leaking seam where they didn't weld it properly.
you might have to drop the headliner in that case.
I would look for a bad rear windshield seal, or a dried out/cracked gasket between the trunk lid and the trunk.