2003 Mitsubishi L200 water loss, expansion bottle water inside is bubbling, like airlock
Year: 2003
Variant: 2.5 diesel
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Leaks & Noises
hi, i have a 03 l200 warrior, 54,000 miles, the temperature went through the roof and used a lot of water, i changed the thermostate incase it wasnt working, it did the same, took it to a garage they have replaced the head gasket and pressure tested and skimmed the head,but now after driving 5 miles and temperature gets upto midrange on tempeature guauge, when i stop the engine, you can see and hear the expansion bottle bubbling, not boiling, but as in air is being relived in to bottle and water sucked in, radiator water level is dropping to????
Posted: Sep 27, 2010 (13 years ago)
Checked water pump ? See here re. fault on other cars .
Best Solution (1 of 13)posted 2 years ago
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i had the same problem with my 04 4work , flushed and replaced thermo and water pump , now runs fine .
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Solution 2 posted 9 months ago
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i have an l200 animal, i started getting the same symptoms, bubbling noises, over heating, water being discharged into the header tank, i had a good look around the engine,there was no oil in the water or water in the oil ( signs of head gasket failure) when the radiator cap was off and i revved hard nothing happened, no dip in water levels and no splashing out. i took the water pump off and the impellor had sheered off the shaft. fitted a new pump and its been fine, maybe all these cracked cylinder heads and warped heads are to do with the engine being run with the fault not being cured.
Best Solution (1 of 13)posted 2 years ago
Rank: Apprentice
Rating: 95%, 5 Votes
i had the same problem with my 04 4work , flushed and replaced thermo and water pump , now runs fine .
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Solution 2 posted 9 months ago
Rank: Apprentice
Rating: 94%, 8 Votes
i have an l200 animal, i started getting the same symptoms, bubbling noises, over heating, water being discharged into the header tank, i had a good look around the engine,there was no oil in the water or water in the oil ( signs of head gasket failure) when the radiator cap was off and i revved hard nothing happened, no dip in water levels and no splashing out. i took the water pump off and the impellor had sheered off the shaft. fitted a new pump and its been fine, maybe all these cracked cylinder heads and warped heads are to do with the engine being run with the fault not being cured.
Posted Sep 27, 2010 (13 years ago)
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