300M drops water

Only two happy weeks with the new 300M :-(

Now it drops water almost faster than I can fill it up. It drips heavily
from the assembly between the bottom of the engine and the transmission.
There's a small bracket screwed to both engine and transmission and it pours
from there. I have no idea what this could be.

I did get a 100% drivetrain warranty and it will be fixed free of charge but
I fear that I will get several weeks with no car. Bad luck, I got 6 years
with NO off time from my Citroen Berlingo.

JimR

 

Jim,
There are heater hoses on top behind the engine - most likely you've got
a leak there. There is a network of coolant hoses connecting the engine
thru the firewall to the heater core and the pressure bottle (located in
front of the brake booster). Hopefully just a leaking/ruptured hose.

Bill Putney
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adddress with the letter 'x')

 

Thanks, I think you're right. The car had no problems when I collected it so
it must have cracked a hose or something.

JimR

 

I saw my grounded car today - the leak was caused by an O-ring on the pipe
that connects the cooling water to the front of the intake manifold. I was
afraid it was a head gasket.

I look forward to return the loaner car ('85 Nissan Cherry) and move with
style again!

JimR

 

That's the 0-ring at the coolant outlet housing where the pipe that
connects to the hose that goes tot he radiator. For future reference,
that housing has the bleeder screw in it to get trapped air out of the
system.

Strange that it would appear to have been leaking at the back of the
engine. Glad you got it fixed though.

Do you have the 2.7L engine?

Bill Putney
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Nope, 3.5 engine.

A lot of people advised against the 2.7, the 3.5 should be a _much_ better
engine, well ...

JimR