dagzie
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first problem being it's losing water 
how ever it's leaking inside the car onto the footwells so i'm guesing it's something too do with the heater matrix, so do you think i will need a whole new matrix or just the pipes need tightning?
second problem is when i start my car it is extremely slugglish and jerky with no power what so ever, but after about 15 minutes or so it will run ok? any ideas what this could be?
my car is a 1.2 16v and the eml does not come on but i have the feeling that the bulb has blown as it does even come on as a warning light.
cheers guys
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Hodgy
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try turning the ignition on before you crank the car over the eml should come on if not bulb must have went or it hasnt got one in
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Phillips_91
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both of the problems together sound like headgasket failure, water getting into cylinders and preventing the spark, but once its hotter its burning at a much higher temperature so its boiling off the water better,
try getting a headgasket test at a local garage that you trust
[Edited on 19-10-2010 by Phillips_91]
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dagzie
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cheers mate will check that out, but does that explain it leaking water fro the matrix? cheers
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Phillips_91
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sorry missed that bit :/ could be a really unfortunate coinsidence, or it could be that something to do with the matrix is the problem and the lack of power is a seperate problem, still worth getting headgasket checked just to clear it off the list 
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dagzie
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cheers mate i will defo get it checked out, does it cost much?
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Phillips_91
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not sure, need to get my own checked though :/ just cba lmao
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dagzie
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haha it's definatly too much effort
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Phillips_91
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not so much the effort it's just i work in a garage, but not allowed to work on my own car, and dont get any chance to get to a garage cos they all shut at the same time as us, so i need to book a day off and get all the jobs sorted at once, but that means having some money ready aswell 
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dagzie
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Ttt
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