Hi all my car just started getting hotter than normal, i inmediately stopped before it got anywhere near red, i opened the bonnet and there is water all down the nearside front... any ideas?!

Just a guess as the pics won't load for me (at work) has the plastic end of the rad developed a pinhole or crack ? May not be able to see it, they are notoriously week and a crap design

As stants said would be my 1st guess the rads decided to go or the bottom of the hose has split. Check your coolant levels though before driving home probably was already going to do that but just incase :D 

About half a litre was lost and i couldnt see any splirs at all...

Mine showed no signs of going started her up one evening was warming up when it started to **** out of one side, couldn't actually see where from or replicate it when I filled it with water so the pressure must have been forcing it out,

Www.importcarparts.co.uk will have a new one for around a ton should get it next day too

Top it up with some water. Start it up with the skid pan off see if you can see it but pretty sure it will be the radiator. 

Rightydoki i will do that tomorrow

fingers crossed for ya I have faith though it's the rad  :)

Oh that will be a weight off my mind aha

Yeah think we all doing worry that it's the worst possible thing. Rads still a pain but if it is at least not full engine job :D 

Haha this is very true, can you recommend a good replacement if it is the rad?

Standard ones only seem to last 3-4years, mishimoto do a fancy all ally construction rad with a bigger core it's 200+ if i remember

Well I shall check that out... tomorrow... If I need to... haha

So... i found the leak... the previous owner has drilled a hole in the top of the expansion tank

Lol always the easiest places to find things   Not sure why he's drilled a hole though  :o

Good news on the find, did you end up ordering a new rad or did you manage to find it before ?

Well i already bought a thermostat so i found it while changing the thermostat... haha

Well another piece of good news, I had a leak test done on the head gasket, that came back negative and once again it is back to the expansion tank, does anybody know where I can pick up an aftermarket expansion tank?