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Author Topic: My TD's Thrown Its Toys Out Of The Pram!!!!  (Read 1885 times)

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Re: My TD's Thrown Its Toys Out Of The Pram!!!!
« Reply #15 on: 14 December 2009, 20:28:34 »
Dont let the temp stay in red for long - thats terminal for engine on the TD
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Re: My TD's Thrown Its Toys Out Of The Pram!!!!
« Reply #16 on: 15 December 2009, 04:28:13 »
It was in the red for no more than 20 seconds i'd guess. Got to admit it's been sat in traffic for a lot more than 5 minutes before without a problem.

Like previously mentioned, for the sake of £30 it may well be worth replacing the the expansion tank and cap.

Done about 20 all town miles today, well yesterday i suppose now, and it didn't miss a beat, and living in Boston you know that will involve a LOT of sitting in traffic!!
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Re: My TD's Thrown Its Toys Out Of The Pram!!!!
« Reply #17 on: 15 December 2009, 11:24:08 »
As said, sounds like the expansion tank and cap.

If it's not maintaining pressure in the system it will boil off at traffic jam temperatures and once the coolant is low it will overheat. Can't afford to have an iffy cooling system on this engine.

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Re: My TD's Thrown Its Toys Out Of The Pram!!!!
« Reply #18 on: 15 December 2009, 21:03:09 »
IIRC, that particular tank didn't have any of the stress of the head failure - I had a v6 one on there during that time, with the extra inlet sealed off.

*MAY* have a TD one in the garage, defo won't have sensor though.
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