#1: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:38 am ---- 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?!! Last edited by DJ- on Sat May 14, 2011 9:02 am; edited 1 time in total
#2: Re: sloshing sound after coolant drain Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:51 am ---- Bleed valve until it spurts water. Drive around a lot with bottles of water in the car
#3: Re: sloshing sound after coolant drain Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:02 am ---- 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
#4: Re: Car overheating help! Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:05 am ---- 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?
#5: Re: Car overheating help! Author: Norvvv, Location: WiltshirePosted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:05 am ---- Pictures of the bleed valves on a 1.4 8v please someone?
#6: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:07 am ---- 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.
#7: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:17 am ---- 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?
#8: Re: Car overheating help! Author: Norvvv, Location: WiltshirePosted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:19 am ---- 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?
#9: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:22 am ---- 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.
#10: Re: Car overheating help! Author: Norvvv, Location: WiltshirePosted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:26 am ---- 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.
#11: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:27 am ---- I replaced the thermostat already and the sloshing sound has gone though!
#12: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:10 am ---- Just checked again after a long drive and radiotor doesnt get hot
#13: Re: Car overheating help! Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:31 am ---- It sounds like either:
Airlock
OR
Failed water pump
#14: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:36 am ---- 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
#15: Re: Car overheating help! Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:38 am ---- 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.
#16: Re: Car overheating help! Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:38 am ---- Sounding like a new water pump & timing belt kit then
#17: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:41 am ---- Ah ok i think ill get that done next doh. Would you say its ok to drive for 5 days with it like this??
#18: Re: Car overheating help! Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:43 am ---- not ideal to drive it, make sure the temp doesnt get to high else it can blow the head gasket. Last edited by MrBSI on Sat May 14, 2011 10:49 am; edited 1 time in total
#19: Re: Car overheating help! Author: Ash, Location: Running from Ant and Lee and Adam...........Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:45 am ---- Windows down, heating on full hot Should be fun in summer..
#20: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 11:00 am ---- Been doing that! lol
#21: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 12:16 pm ----
MrBSI wrote:
not ideal to drive it, make sure the temp doesnt get to high else it can blow the head gasket.
ok thanks
#22: Re: Car overheating help! Author: leigh_boy, Location: EastbournePosted: Sat May 14, 2011 12:27 pm ---- i know this sounds odd, but i have known people to put the thermostat in the wrong way, id be temeped to take the thermostat out and drive it that way if it runs cool you know you put it in the wrong way
#23: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 12:28 pm ---- hehe thanks but I def put it in the right way! Also the car was acting up before changing the thermostat too. (Just tested the old thermostat and it worked fine). What a waste of money!!
#24: Re: Car overheating help! Author: leigh_boy, Location: EastbournePosted: Sat May 14, 2011 12:35 pm ---- sounds like needs bleeding or water pump then,
#25: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 8:34 am ---- its going to be bled tomorrow then if that doesnt solve it then waterpump+belt+tensioners change.
I dont get why the thermostat doesnt open though. The housing side is warm pointing that the coolant is hot but the other side of the thermostat is stone cold hence the radiator being cold.
Unless that means there is a air pocket like right next to the thermostat?
#26: Re: Car overheating help! Author: leigh_boy, Location: EastbournePosted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:24 pm ---- its not opening because there eis no water moving around
#27: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 2:49 pm ---- oh ok. sorry still trying to figure out the cooling system properly!
#28: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Mon May 16, 2011 4:51 pm ---- all sorted now. new waterpump.cambelt and radiator.
#29: Re: Car overheating help! Author: -RAJ-, Location: COVPosted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:35 pm ---- dont know if this is relevant but my engine temp sensor was changed by pug last week for free, as there was a recall on it
#30: Re: Car overheating help! Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:25 pm ---- probably not now but nice to know! Ill have to check if mine was recalled for the change and anything else if there was!
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