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[Webby the Bear]

So doing your mates' work has prompted you to spend on tools you don't need 

Before shelling out ANYTHING remove the stat and test it in a pan of water and bring to the boil and observe it's opening temperature. That way you haven't bought parts that MAY fix the problem and you've left the most costly test til last. If it was an Omega the bonus is that if it is the HG the stat has to come out anyway so you're half way there....not sure about the bimmer in question 

I remember when I had a performance issue......with my Omega, not anything else  my first instinct was to chuck second hand parts at it and after valuable advice on here I no longer do that. Testing, testing, testing....

[maracus]

You're quite right I make too many assumptions! Ill test it tomorrow  it looks a piece of cake to get to so shouldn't be a big problem to whip it off to test.

[maracus]

Well I had a look at his thermostat and sure enough its seized solid! Had it boiling in a pan and there was no sign of movement so I've told him to get a thermostat and hopefully the heads ok as there seems to be no other symptons of h/g failure. Fingers crossed it is just that lol

[Webby the Bear]

Well I had a look at his thermostat and sure enough its seized solid! Had it boiling in a pan and there was no sign of movement so I've told him to get a thermostat and hopefully the heads ok as there seems to be no other symptons of h/g failure. Fingers crossed it is just that lol

Good work mate 

[maracus]

Well I had a look at his thermostat and sure enough its seized solid! Had it boiling in a pan and there was no sign of movement so I've told him to get a thermostat and hopefully the heads ok as there seems to be no other symptons of h/g failure. Fingers crossed it is just that lol

Good work mate 

Cheers  only trouble is, now he's on about getting a second hand thermostat from a scrap yard.  I did tell him not to mess about with a secondhand one as it might be just as bad. Hey ho.

[Andy B]

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Cheers  only trouble is, now he's on about getting a second hand thermostat from a scrap yard.  I did tell him not to mess about with a secondhand one as it might be just as bad. Hey ho.

You just can't help some people 

[Webby the Bear]

hahahaha

i suppose though if you test the second hand one and its ok..... and its not too much of a pita to do  

[maracus]

You can take a horse to water...

The best part is, I told him last week when I first looked at it, I'm not convinced your gaskets gone. Don't get a gasket set yet mate. So he got one anyway. Now the shop he got it from won't issue a refund, I'm assuming because its a special order 

[Webby the Bear]

 

[tunnie]

Why do I get the feeling your mate would do this too...

[maracus]

  which wheel drive? Lol

[Entwood]

Oh I just love that ... priceless   

[omega3000]

Well I had a look at his thermostat and sure enough its seized solid! Had it boiling in a pan and there was no sign of movement so I've told him to get a thermostat and hopefully the heads ok as there seems to be no other symptons of h/g failure. Fingers crossed it is just that lol

Good work mate 

Cheers  only trouble is, now he's on about getting a second hand thermostat from a scrap yard.  I did tell him not to mess about with a secondhand one as it might be just as bad. Hey ho.

[henryd]

You can take a horse to water...

The best part is, I told him last week when I first looked at it, I'm not convinced your gaskets gone. Don't get a gasket set yet mate. So he got one anyway. Now the shop he got it from won't issue a refund, I'm assuming because its a special order 

Have you checked that the water pump is actually pumping water,seen quite a few where the plastic impeller has broken up or come off causing similar issues,it can bugger the stat as well due to localized overheating.

[maracus]

You can take a horse to water...

The best part is, I told him last week when I first looked at it, I'm not convinced your gaskets gone. Don't get a gasket set yet mate. So he got one anyway. Now the shop he got it from won't issue a refund, I'm assuming because its a special order 

Have you checked that the water pump is actually pumping water,seen quite a few where the plastic impeller has broken up or come off causing similar issues,it can bugger the stat as well due to localized overheating.

Maybe, that would explain why the thermostat seized in the first place, but its since had a recent water pump fitted anyway (I think as a result of it overheating). Im pretty sure it is pumping ok, but you've just prompted me to check that the belt tensions good and that its turning sufficiently when it goes back together 

The latest I've heard is that the fella has managed to track down a replacement thermostat of the new variety from autoparts or someone, for a bargain £35 (a bit better than the other quotes of >£70! So he's going to get one of those