Important! : Engine overheating

1. rhup Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 279

   #1 9th April 2009, 00:05

   
   Hi can any1 plz help or suggest something as my VTR 98 black top works very close to critical temp on gauge since i changed antifreeze. When run on water works fine, but i wanted to use coolant for obvious reasons rather than water. Bleeded the system properly but goes into red zone when overtaking on motorways and in town. Thanks in advance !
2. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

   #2 9th April 2009, 00:14

   have you tried blowing on it?
   
   Alternatively, could be your coolant temp sensor, thermostat, possibly an airlock, water pump etcccc
3. rhup Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 279

   #3 9th April 2009, 00:26

   Checked thermostat as well and its fine. Not airlock either as works fine with water. I guess im gonna have to blow on it lol
4. Ben Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 5469 Ecoboost

   #4 9th April 2009, 00:29

   Headgasket?
5. rhup Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 279

   #5 9th April 2009, 00:40

   I hope no ! How can i check it ?
6. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

   #6 9th April 2009, 00:42

   take it to a garage n ask for a compression test.
7. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

   #7 9th April 2009, 00:42

   btw u dilute the antifreeze?
8. rhup Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 279

   #8 9th April 2009, 00:54

   Yep but i didnt follow the instructions on the bottle. Y ? Wht diff wud it make ?
9. GTJames Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 345 Uber clean 1.1i

   #9 9th April 2009, 15:39

   Any sounds of running water from inside the car?
10. rhup Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 279

    #10 9th April 2009, 15:43

    No mate none. What would that be anyway ?
11. user_22749 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 N.Wales Posts: 7746 e46 M Sport

    #11 9th April 2009, 15:47

    Free bump, as i want to know to. Mine doing the same
12. naturally_dizzy Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Waterford, Ireland Posts: 178 Icelandic Grey 1.6 VTR saxo

    #12 9th April 2009, 15:50

    Is it still in the red zone? this happened to me too
    i got the radiater bled and it went back to normal but in the end the head gasket was gone.
    take the oil cap off your car and look at it. see if it has a creamy substance on it or is the oil pure.
    Also, check the exhaust and see if you're losing water.
13. GTJames Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 345 Uber clean 1.1i

    #13 9th April 2009, 15:51

    The running water would show theres an airlock or you don have enough coolant in. I had this and realised there wasnt any left because of a leak
14. rhup Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 279

    #14 9th April 2009, 21:43

    Oil cap is fine. Will look at the exhaust tom tho. I defo have enuf coolant in coz i check it every morning now since the car was overheating. I do lose a wee bit of coolant about 50 ml maybe so i just add some more every morning from now on lol
15. rhup Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 279

    #15 9th April 2009, 22:04

    How can i check the water pump ?
16. user_14757 Established Member Joined: Mar 2007 Middlesbrough Posts: 1186 mazda 3 mps

    #16 9th April 2009, 22:10

    take of the top rad pipe, see if the water gets pushed out from the pipe coming from the thermostat where you have disconnected.. while running too.
17. Sparco_Tom Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta

    #17 10th April 2009, 10:09

    i have a thermostat for sale if its needed
18. rhup Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 279

    #18 10th April 2009, 12:40

    Thanks mate but my thermostat still works. Ill just try to run engine on water tom and see whats gon happen.
19. -sinden- Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Ramsgate ct12 Posts: 289 wicked red vtr

    #19 10th April 2009, 14:26

    mine did that after i flushed my rad and re-filled it. it turned out that i filled it up wrong and it had an air lock. the next day my engine went POP! overheated and melted all the plastics attached to the engine!
20. rhup Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 279

    #20 10th April 2009, 17:22

    Thats extreme mate i hope mine gon b good tom as im going to refill the system tom as it pissing down now
21. fossie Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2004 Spennymoor, United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3742 Saxo MK2 VTS

    #21 10th April 2009, 18:20

    Just make sure is bled right if you can rule out headgasket...
    On me old VTR i had to bleed it a few times before it was reet and even after that it still read 3/4's on the temp guage
22. rhup Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 279

    #22 13th April 2009, 22:31

    Ha ! Sorted flushed the radiator and run the system on water just to make sure it didnt overheat and then filled it agin with coolant seemed fine today. Thanks a lot for all the help much appreciated !
23. naturally_dizzy Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Waterford, Ireland Posts: 178 Icelandic Grey 1.6 VTR saxo

    #23 13th April 2009, 22:58

    glad you got it back workin again and you're lucky thats all it was!
    keep an eye on the temp though
    lucky for you thats all it was