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Author Topic: Car is getting me down . Still overheating !!!  (Read 18101 times)

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Re: Car is getting me down . Still overheating !!!
« Reply #15 on: 02 April 2012, 22:07:11 »

I have read the head gasket rarely go, and IMO, if it was a core plug, you'd get water elsewhere....
Lift the front of the car, I don't think it needs much??? Open the header tank and loosen the small pipe on the TB but leave it on.
Run the engine and pull the small pipe, some water will come out but I think air will too.....
Keep topping up the tank and soon you should expel all the air....

The pipe you mean is that the one to the left or right dave , i have pulled the one to the left looking at the car from the front , nothing came out at first then coolant ran out so i took it for a run and it was still the same although i did not raise the car though .
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« Reply #16 on: 02 April 2012, 22:07:46 »

small coolant leaks wont heat up the car very quickly :-\
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Re: Car is getting me down . Still overheating !!!
« Reply #17 on: 02 April 2012, 22:15:06 »

I have read the head gasket rarely go, and IMO, if it was a core plug, you'd get water elsewhere....
Lift the front of the car, I don't think it needs much??? Open the header tank and loosen the small pipe on the TB but leave it on.
Run the engine and pull the small pipe, some water will come out but I think air will too.....
Keep topping up the tank and soon you should expel all the air....

The pipe you mean is that the one to the left or right dave , i have pulled the one to the left looking at the car from the front , nothing came out at first then coolant ran out so i took it for a run and it was still the same although i did not raise the car though .
It's the one on the near side (opposite the throttle cable)
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« Reply #18 on: 02 April 2012, 22:22:15 »

Ok , ill try again in the morning but if any mobile mechanic on here is available to have a look at the car for me in the meantime that would be great as i really cant see me fixing this one and i would rather it be fixed once and for all by someone on here as i know it will be done properly .
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Re: Car is getting me down . Still overheating !!!
« Reply #19 on: 02 April 2012, 22:23:34 »

Have you checked the hoses? One might of collapsed internally 
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« Reply #20 on: 02 April 2012, 22:26:42 »

Have you checked the hoses? One might of collapsed internally
Only hoses i took off the car were the rad ones and they seemed fine ...all pipes are getting hot so presuming the flow is ok  :-\
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« Reply #21 on: 02 April 2012, 22:31:23 »

This is a real puzzle. Like you say it maybe time for a fresh pair of eyes to take a look
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« Reply #22 on: 02 April 2012, 22:34:48 »

This is a real puzzle. Like you say it maybe time for a fresh pair of eyes to take a look

TBH ive had enough of trying to cure this so i would rather someone on here could have a look as its totally confused me as what to do .



If anyone is available to sort the car out , PM me and ill get back to you  :y
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« Reply #23 on: 03 April 2012, 16:05:16 »

Today i checked everything again , jacked the car up and pulled the pipe opposite the throttle cable to try and bleed air out but to no avail . Replaced the header cap seal and still it overheats ...the fans wont bring the temp down at all and they run constantly . Not one bit of coolant loss anywhere but the pipe that i pulled
opposite the throttle cable is boiling and moving slowly like it has air in it so pulled it again and air came out then coolant/replaced and still overheating .What is wrong with this car/ anymore ideas   :-\

Im looming more to take this to vx as much as i dont want to but its totally stumped me  :(



Would a knackered water pump cause overheating issues like mine ?
« Last Edit: 03 April 2012, 16:10:50 by eatmydust »
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« Reply #24 on: 03 April 2012, 16:09:26 »

Any idea of the condition of the waterpump ?
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« Reply #25 on: 03 April 2012, 16:12:24 »

Any idea of the condition of the waterpump ?

Hi proz, no idea so would that cause the problems i have ....the further i drive the hotter it gets and the fans wont cool the car down .
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« Reply #26 on: 03 April 2012, 16:19:04 »

Any idea of the condition of the waterpump ?

Hi proz, no idea so would that cause the problems i have ....the further i drive the hotter it gets and the fans wont cool the car down .

Im not a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination but its the only thing left to check really .
Im sure i saw a thread before where the fins on the pump had broken off which obviously causes lower or a loss of waterflow altogether thus overheating . :-\
As said im scared when changing spark plugs so no expert  ;D ;D   ....but its just a shot in the dark maybe  :-\
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« Reply #27 on: 03 April 2012, 16:29:12 »

I know what your saying , thing is ive thrown loads of money at this car and got it through its MOT and now im thinking is it worth fitting this water pump and then finding out its something else but the big question would be can it be anything else before is start and rip it to bits again  :(. Really having enough of repairing and fault finding every week  :(
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« Reply #28 on: 03 April 2012, 16:33:22 »

Wont cost anything to pull the pump out and have a look i suppose ....  :y
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Re: Car is getting me down . Still overheating !!!
« Reply #29 on: 03 April 2012, 16:34:28 »

After the work you've carried out the water pump would be my next port of call. I'm sure it would be pretty obvious once you look at the impeller if that's the issue
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