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Sorting this one out ?
« on: 21 March 2012, 18:31:17 »

MOT pass today so good news , however the car overheated on the way back again but its not your normal overheating . The car will hit the red zone then bounce back to 97-98 when driving wtf  :-\ then when stopping at a junction the temp will rise again into the red and so on ... planning on flushing the rad again but will this cure it or is it something else  :-\

tia

Oh yes the mot bloke said its running far too hot with the fans cutting in as much as they do , slight coolant leak down the back of engine some place he said , he also said it could be your head gasket  :o :o

HBV is new and no leaks .
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Re: Sorting this one out ?
« Reply #1 on: 21 March 2012, 20:01:00 »

could be the cross over pipe fitting under inlets
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Re: Sorting this one out ?
« Reply #2 on: 21 March 2012, 20:11:59 »

could be the cross over pipe fitting under inlets

First ive heard of that symes , difficult to get to ?
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« Reply #3 on: 21 March 2012, 20:20:41 »

its the metal bridge coolant goes thru from one head to the other.My saloon kept weeing all over the rear of engine-stank mate-hot antifreeze-removed plenum and injector block-soon saw leak mate-replaced O rings and job done.
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Re: Sorting this one out ?
« Reply #4 on: 21 March 2012, 20:23:18 »

could be the cross over pipe fitting under inlets

First ive heard of that symes , difficult to get to ?
Coolant bridge, orange oval in pic
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Re: Sorting this one out ?
« Reply #5 on: 21 March 2012, 20:27:25 »

change ya thermostat at same time ya might as well while your able too.
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Re: Sorting this one out ?
« Reply #6 on: 21 March 2012, 20:29:20 »

Thanks rob , looks like dirty hands again this weekend  ::) ;)

change ya thermostat at same time ya might as well while your able too.
will do  ;)

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Re: Sorting this one out ?
« Reply #7 on: 21 March 2012, 21:24:34 »

Will order parts from vx .

Anyone with the part numbers i will need for .

Coolant bridge seals & thermostat  ;)
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Re: Sorting this one out ?
« Reply #8 on: 21 March 2012, 21:31:42 »

If you want i can pick up thermostat from unipart at mk,includes gasket,ive got 2 o rings here for transfer pipe,
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Re: Sorting this one out ?
« Reply #9 on: 21 March 2012, 21:35:14 »

check around the alternator area and engine front.. if you see some coolant traces....... :(
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« Reply #10 on: 21 March 2012, 21:37:26 »

If you want i can pick up thermostat from unipart at mk,includes gasket,ive got 2 o rings here for transfer pipe,

That would be great martin thanks , i guess im about to get my hands on the *astad bolt sooner than i expected ...will be doing the job this sunday all being well  ;)

check around the alternator area and engine front.. if you see some coolant traces....... :(
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Why's that cem ? Where does the coolant come from if its coming from there ....last time i checked it was dry there .
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Re: Sorting this one out ?
« Reply #11 on: 21 March 2012, 21:40:28 »

Im free sunday,so can give you a hand,b bolt easier for me as left handed lol and younger  :y
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« Reply #12 on: 21 March 2012, 21:44:42 »

Im free sunday,so can give you a hand,b bolt easier for me as left handed lol and younger  :y

Yes and probably more patience  :-X How long do you recon it will take , i can take the plenum off but never took the inlets off but will try and get most bits off before you turn up .
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Re: Sorting this one out ?
« Reply #13 on: 22 March 2012, 08:38:12 »

If you want i can pick up thermostat from unipart at mk,includes gasket,ive got 2 o rings here for transfer pipe,

That would be great martin thanks , i guess im about to get my hands on the *astad bolt sooner than i expected ...will be doing the job this sunday all being well  ;)

check around the alternator area and engine front.. if you see some coolant traces....... :(
:(

Why's that cem ? Where does the coolant come from if its coming from there ....last time i checked it was dry there .
good luck with that one  ;)
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Re: Sorting this one out ?
« Reply #14 on: 22 March 2012, 09:07:33 »

Martin has took the *astad bolt out before so think ill leave it to him seeing as he's left handed  ;D

Reading up on here i see its a lot easier if you take the power steering pipe off but ill have a look to see how much of a *astad it is when its all stripped down . Will be interesting to see the condition of the thermostat  :(

Do i need to drain the coolant ?  ? If so i think ill use the cleaning stuff for the rad while its in bits .
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