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 Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:03 pm |
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If it's leaking through the cap, there should be evidence of water around the engine bay, although you've said your daughter had a mishap undoing the cap... so there probably is still some of that which won't tell us much.
I've got a spare cap you can have anyway, so we can sort that if it is a problem!
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:07 pm |
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| VorTechS wrote: |
If it's leaking through the cap, there should be evidence of water around the engine bay, although you've said your daughter had a mishap undoing the cap... so there probably is still some of that which won't tell us much.
I've got a spare cap you can have anyway, so we can sort that if it is a problem! |
Is there no end to this man's helpfulness!
Thanks again 
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:29 pm |
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Location: cwmbran
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Would it be worth trying some Radweld for a quick fix?
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:41 pm |
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| xrblue wrote: |
| Would it be worth trying some Radweld for a quick fix? |
Or a raw egg  oh, I was tempted. Trouble is with all these things, I never have the time to sit and do them slowly and carefully etc - daughter gets up at 4:00am for her work, so if the car's off the road for even a day, somebody will have to give her a lift 
She can get to work and back on a litre of added water! That'll have to do for a few days, hopefully...
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:53 pm |
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After allthe comments, has she checked the oil? Could be head gasket failure.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:00 pm |
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Right, update – sorry, thought I’d mentioned at the start that there was no sign of mayo under the oil cap… anyway, by a stroke of luck a local garage was able to squeeze it in this afternoon (normally have to book 2 weeks ahead – it’s as bad as the doctor’s… )
Radiator was pretty cold, and thermostat apparently stuck, so it wasn’t getting cooled properly. Also, it seems that the header tank caps have a safety release in them, so when they get too much pressure, they “pop”, which can only happen once, then they have to be replaced. I didn’t know that, but hers had definitely popped so that’s been replaced too.
Everything else seems to be in order – if it isn't OK now, it’s hgf I expect… the next few days should tell.
Thanks so much for everybody’s help here, especially VorTechS (who still might get a visit, depending on what happens…)
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:58 am |
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Looking good so far... fluid loss and overheating haven't occurred for a few days 
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:31 am |
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| Hogweed wrote: |
| Looking good so far... fluid loss and overheating haven't occurred for a few days |
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:14 am |
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And of course… she drove about 150 miles yesterday, and the temperature went up to 100. She was able to bring it back down by putting the heater on and driving with the windows open, but looks like all isn't completely right yet.
Will investigate further when she gets back 
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 6:11 pm |
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| Hogweed wrote: |
And of course… she drove about 150 miles yesterday, and the temperature went up to 100. She was able to bring it back down by putting the heater on and driving with the windows open, but looks like all isn't completely right yet.
Will investigate further when she gets back |
any more news?
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 6:17 pm |
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| xrblue wrote: |
| any more news? |
No! I promise to report back when there is. She drove about 150 miles, it overheated a bit, but not drastically - on the same journey back, it performed fine.
VorTechS lives near me, and has kindly offered to have a go with his Peugeot Planet thingy, so I'm hoping to arrange that before long. But for now, it's being OK 
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 1:28 pm |
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Joined: Jun 19, 2010
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Location: South Bucks
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Might have been a small airlock which removed itself.
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| Down to just the 1.4 HDi. Cayman Green 2.0i CC sold. | |
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 2:42 pm |
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| gazza82 wrote: |
| Might have been a small airlock which removed itself. |
Yeah, guess that's possible. Time will tell...
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 6:39 am |
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| Hogweed wrote: |
| xrblue wrote: |
| any more news? |
No! I promise to report back when there is. She drove about 150 miles, it overheated a bit, but not drastically - on the same journey back, it performed fine.
VorTechS lives near me, and has kindly offered to have a go with his Peugeot Planet thingy, so I'm hoping to arrange that before long. But for now, it's being OK |
Bring it up! We can check Planet, and rule out the relays pretty quickly.
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 3:33 pm |
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| VorTechS wrote: |
| Bring it up! We can check Planet, and rule out the relays pretty quickly. |
I will mate! Just got to pin a teenage daughter down first 
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