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 Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:38 am |
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Hi.
When changing the thermostat I didnt realise all the coolant would empty. So its all filled up but now there is the sloshing sound from the passenger side - heater matrix i guess??
what should i do from here?!! 
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Last edited by DJ- on Sat May 14, 2011 9:02 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:51 am |
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Bleed valve until it spurts water. Drive around a lot with bottles of water in the car 
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:02 am |
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I couldnt see a bleed valve! But after driving round it seems to be ok now!
However the fan works fine, the coolant sensor and thermostat has been changed but the car is overheating!!
I dont know what to do 
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:05 am |
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When you say overheating (I'm getting deja vu here, did I already ask you this), does it literally go right into the red and then STOP flashes at you?
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:05 am |
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Pictures of the bleed valves on a 1.4 8v please someone? 
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:07 am |
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Well yes Seb, it goes up towards the red but before I let it get any hotter I put the AC on full heat to make the temp go back down! Sits around 100 i guess.
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:17 am |
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Ok so its been about 10mins since driving the car and it getting redhot.
BUT the radiator is cold!!!
I dont know how the coolant sensor could say its hot thought as surely it passes through the radiator to get to the sensor?? Could this mean its a faulty water pump or radiator?
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:19 am |
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Maybe, or airlock. Does the car judder when it gets really hot? And does the fan kick in then you think the radiators not even hot?
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:22 am |
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It does not judder. True but when we got home the temp reading was 100ish - I wouldnt think it could cool so fast sitting for around 10mins? (I mean its pretty much stone cold as it gets)
edit: Actually water was def going into the radiator as I was pooring it into the bottle mind.
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:26 am |
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If it's thy cold after 10 minutes I would say dodgy thermo, pouring water in is probably cause by the air lock as you said you had that sloshy sound. Need to bleed + new thermo at a guess.
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:27 am |
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I replaced the thermostat already and the sloshing sound has gone though!
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:10 am |
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Just checked again after a long drive and radiotor doesnt get hot
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:31 am |
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It sounds like either:
Airlock
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Failed water pump
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:36 am |
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Ok im guessing water pump as i dont think its been done. Also the coolant in the small tank thing i filled up was hot. It could still be watet pump bearing that n mind? thanks
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:38 am |
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Definately sounding like a water pump then... if it was doing it before and it's still doing it, and you are 100% sure it's not an airlock. Can't think of anything else really.
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