lossing water!!!!!!!!!!!

[tomtoylee]

hi there
i have a problem with my van t1 310d. only on short disstenses (30m)iam lossing water.i have put a milk bottel on the end of the over flow pipe on radiator to see how much i have been lossing. on some longer joerys i am not lossing any.???

 

[tomtoylee]

right could be rad cap.got secondhand rad with no cap!!!

 

[tomtoylee]

used old rad cap

 

[Stircrazy]

Head Gasket.

 

[tomtoylee]

i bourt new cap.. and the spring dosnt compress when you put it on.put old one back on.the thing is my old rad was a better typ (BEHR) printed on top think that how you spell it.the bars were big and round and guled in on the old one...new one had thin long bars.

 

[Aussie sprinter]

Losing Water

I have a similar problem with my Sprinter 313CDI. The holes for the fuel injector locating bolts have been drilled too deep on manufacture and water is now leaking through from the water jacket, up the threads and out through the rocker cover drain. I was loosing approximately 1 ltr of water per 100kms. Mercedes have accepted partial fault as the vehicle is just out of warranty, but i am arguing with them over total cover. The head can't be repaired and needs to be replaced. You can try thread sealer on the bolts, it may work or atleast slow down the loss.

Has anyone else had this problem?