loosing coolant
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loosing coolant
Hi back in May my top hose split. I replaced top and bottom hoses and topped up but didn't bleed as some have described on here. I squeezed the hoses and ran with the caps off etc. Everything was fine for a few months many trips up and down motorways etc and 2 weeks driving around in France with the family. On the drive home from France car over heated and it looked like coolant had been escaping from the filler tank. Waited for engine to cool, topped up with water and managed to drive the rest of the way home @ 60-70 mph 300+ miles. Got a local garage to pressure test and no issues and suggested I take to a dealer and get the coolant chsmged and get it bled properly (they didn't really want to do it). Just put it into the local dealer explained problem, so they ran engine under load said coolant was weak and that it was boiling and this was causing the expulsion of coolant out of the filler tank. They have pressure tested and confirmed no leaks,carried out a sniff test and all ok, so have replaced coolant bled system and I collected the car today. Drove home about 5 miles on b roads, given it a bit of revs at a couple of points and after 5 minutes of driving temp gauge is up near the red, so drove the 1/4 mile to my drive, lifted bonnet and I have coolant spray over top of battery same as before.
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Nick
Any ideas?
Nick
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Fried HG due to coolant system not been bled by dealership or whoever done the job unfortunately
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There is no known way to bleed the coolant system. If a dealer told you they bled it, they are either stupid, or lying. Sorry.
You COULD try draining and refilling using my method, (Do a search), but it sounds like your goose...and probably your engine, is already cooked.
You COULD try draining and refilling using my method, (Do a search), but it sounds like your goose...and probably your engine, is already cooked.
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There is no known way to bleed the coolant system. If a dealer told you they bled it, they are either stupid, or lying. Sorry.
You COULD try draining and refilling using my method, (Do a search), but it sounds like your goose...and probably your engine, is already cooked.
You COULD try draining and refilling using my method, (Do a search), but it sounds like your goose...and probably your engine, is already cooked.
Nick
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If the expansion bottle is filling up and blowing coolant out on hard driving then HG failure is highly likely. the fact it returns to empty is due to coolant loss. The levels cold to hot shouldn't normally move more than 2-3 inches.
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level should move consistently between the lower and higher marks in the bottle, i.e lower mark, engine cold after overnight, high mark, engine hot.
If the expansion bottle is filling up and blowing coolant out on hard driving then HG failure is highly likely. the fact it returns to empty is due to coolant loss. The levels cold to hot shouldn't normally move more than 2-3 inches.
I hope I'm wrong
If the expansion bottle is filling up and blowing coolant out on hard driving then HG failure is highly likely. the fact it returns to empty is due to coolant loss. The levels cold to hot shouldn't normally move more than 2-3 inches.
I hope I'm wrong
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Well its been confirmed the head gasket is buggered. so booked it in to get sorted at Triton Motorsport in bournemouth, one upside cambelt needs doing so only have to pay for the belt.
Thanks for all the help and advice
Nick
Thanks for all the help and advice
Nick
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I got rcm headgaskets and arp head studs done in hindsight I should have really got it forged at the same time but the funds and the missus wouldn't allow it lol
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