GTi MK2 E reg leaking water

[aineriddick]

Can anyone help, I noticed my car needed filling with water very regularly but today when I went to fill it the water disappeared straight away and was empty in about 30 seconds, I put more in and the same happened.  Any ideas what the problem may be.

[The Mighty Elvi]

Did you see from where the water is leaking from. That would be a big help.

[aineriddick]

Strangely there doesn't seem to be any water coming out, when I fill it it just empties, I've looked underneath to see where is coming out but nothing that I can see

[mk2bal]

I reckon the engines drinking it. Engines get thirsty too ya know

[aineriddick]

Yeah but not litres at a time

[mk2bal]

Well if it literally drinks it all and doesn't leak a drip out, its either h/g gone quite badly all of a sudden, meaning you'll have loads of h20 in your oil, and could hydro lock the engine soon as you'd  have 8 odd litres of fluid below pistons.. if its defo in the engine its either oil cooler or h/g gone. Does it run any different to normal? Heaters still get hot? Temp guage moving? Fan coming on? Any other signs of over heating? Low power and poor starting?

[aineriddick]

The car seems to be running fine, drive around all weekend, perfect, last week the 'low on water' light flickered a few times that why I checked it and found it low, drove a lot at weekend so thougth better check it again to find no water, didn't put too much water in realised quickly it wasn't staying so hope didn;'t do too much more damage.  But yeah to answer your question - all seems to be working fine

[Ant1981]

Well if it literally drinks it all and doesn't leak a drip out, its either h/g gone quite badly all of a sudden

It's quite likely

 

meaning you'll have loads of h20 in your oil,

No it won't.

[theclash]

check your oil level on the dipstick as it suddenly gone up........that would point to headgasket

[aineriddick]

checked the oil, its fine