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[Proz]

as i stated before,LOVE to be proved wrong,but at 100,000 plus head gasket is a definate contender.

So do you think we should throw hundreds of £'s at it  without at least looking at the waterpump

Ok lets all assume the HG is f***ed ..... seems to be the standard answer when anything goes wrong right enough lol 

[omega3000]

Head gasket went on my vectra and it pissed out water faster than i could pour it in ..dont have any of that so lets hope its the water pump 

[sassanach]

no not at all,by all means check the water pump, all i am saying is at 100,000 plus hgf is a high probability

[sassanach]

bloody ell, tuff audience!!

[Proz]

no not at all,by all means check the water pump, all i am saying is at 100,000 plus hgf is a high probability

Ive got a missfire  .... ooooo head gasket
brakes feel poor      ...ooooo head gasket
vibration             ......ooooo head gasket
using oil                .....oooo head gasket
my kn** hurts       .....oooo head gasket

Is there a pattern forming here ?
FFS just remove and look at waterpump to at least rule it out beore spending a fortune on """"head gasket"""""   .... why do a lot of folks seem sure its head gasket without bothering to rule out everything else first .... typical poor diagnostics assuming straight away the HG is gone ..

[sassanach]

fair enough lets wait and see, as i have stated twice,i would love to be wrong.

[dbug]

What happens if you turn the heater up to full temp and max fan speed?

Nothing at all .engine cooling fan still keep running .

But if the car is revved the temp needle drops then foot off throttle the needle rises again .

A clue!!  Points to better coolant circulation higher revs, points to inefficient water pump

[Proz]

fair enough lets wait and see, as i have stated twice,i would love to be wrong.

I dont really care if your right or wrong .. all that annoys me is that as soon as somethings not right straight away someone says " head gasket "
Ive never seen the car or had a chance to look at it but to a total mechanical pleb like me it seems there there isnt enough waterflow ....but im sure your right and im wrong 

[Proz]

What happens if you turn the heater up to full temp and max fan speed?

Nothing at all .engine cooling fan still keep running .

But if the car is revved the temp needle drops then foot off throttle the needle rises again .

A clue!!  Points to better coolant circulation higher revs, points to inefficient water pump

As I've said all night basically 

[adey2]

i know this may sound crazy but have you flushed the main radiator just in case it partially blocked and not cooling water fast enough

[omega3000]

i know this may sound crazy but have you flushed the main radiator just in case it partially blocked and not cooling water fast enough

Done that adey  had the rad off and the rad is getting warm as well as all the surrounding pipes ...what a bloody mystery . Hope james can sort it out , coolant flow from the pump does seem a probability but what do i know 

[Kevin Wood]

What happens if you turn the heater up to full temp and max fan speed?

Nothing at all .engine cooling fan still keep running .

But if the car is revved the temp needle drops then foot off throttle the needle rises again .

A clue!!  Points to better coolant circulation higher revs, points to inefficient water pump

Agreed, and worth eliminating. However, I'd expect the bottom radiator hose to be running pretty cool in this case, and it's not, apparently.

If the temperature is getting into the red so quickly I'm surprised it hasn't boiled over yet. Well worth checking the gauge sender connection and also the grounding strap from engine block to battery negative terminal / chassis. Could well be that some of the alternator output is getting into the gauge circuit, hence a RPM-related misreading of the temperature. I'd be checking the coolant temperature from the engine ECU live data against the dash gauge as well.

[omega3000]

I have bought the water pump today and not from VX ...god knows how much they would charge . If you check the post james i have sent you 2 messages 

[JamesV6CDX]

Cool, been up in North wales last night hence no internet access, but I'm good to go for tomorrow. Let's see if we can nail this

[omega3000]

Cool, been up in North wales last night hence no internet access, but I'm good to go for tomorrow. Let's see if we can nail this

I did have the hammer for the nails in my hand , thought i would give it one last chance to survive the last diagnosis