Important! : Vtr Running Very Warm

1. JayVtr121 Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Southwest Posts: 295 Peugeot 306 Gti 6

   #1 2nd March 2010, 15:54

   Alryt guy's, Thew questions.. My new vtr seems to run very warm, Will sit at 90 degree's when driving below 50mph, The minute you start to give it some welly above 50mph mark it seems to sit at 100 degrees! Sometime's even more...Fans seem to kick in at 100 degree's if not a little more. I'v checked over the car and cant find any signs of a gasket failure apart from the fact that the water in the coolant is disapearing evreyday almost. Obviously 100 degree's is boiling point for plain water so that'll explain that. Would a new thermostat go a miss or am i dealing with a much bigger problem? Cheer's!
2. Railroader Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Bolton Posts: 1068 Saxo 1.4i sx

   #2 2nd March 2010, 15:56

   you will lose water if the head gasket has failed- it goes out the exhaust
3. aksaxovtr Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Wickow Posts: 548 green mk1 vtr and gold mk2 vtr

   #3 2nd March 2010, 15:58

   had the same problem, bleed the coolant system mate its airlocked id say, theres a bleed screw on the themostat housing. just open it you'll hear a hiss of air, but dont screw it out all the way, theres a small hole in the thread of the bolt for this reason, top up the expansion tank with coolant until you see coolant come out of the little hole in the bleed screw.........
   
   hope this helps
4. JayVtr121 Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Southwest Posts: 295 Peugeot 306 Gti 6

   #4 2nd March 2010, 16:26

   Oh ryt, i bled it from the little plastic nipple to the top left of the engine above the engine mount, I'll give the thermostat houseing a go though. I'v got a new thermostat too if that's worth fitting?
5. adam19 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Harlow, essex Posts: 2731 Clio 182

   #5 2nd March 2010, 17:31

   there should be 3 bleeding points,
   1-where you said you bleeded it from
   2-one on the thermostat housing (think thats what its called) is a allen key to undo
   3- should be on on the top of your radiator battery side
6. adam19 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Harlow, essex Posts: 2731 Clio 182

   #6 2nd March 2010, 17:32

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by JayVtr121 Oh ryt, i bled it from the little plastic nipple to the top left of the engine above the engine mount, I'll give the thermostat houseing a go though. I'v got a new thermostat too if that's worth fitting?

   would also be better to change the thermostat to rule that problem out, as you already have that
7. JayVtr121 Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Southwest Posts: 295 Peugeot 306 Gti 6

   #7 2nd March 2010, 17:37

   Sweet, yea cheer's guy's! I'll give it a go tommorow and let you know if it worked!! Finger's crossed >.<
8. Railroader Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Bolton Posts: 1068 Saxo 1.4i sx

   #8 2nd March 2010, 18:56

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by aksaxovtr had the same problem, bleed the coolant system mate its airlocked id say, theres a bleed screw on the themostat housing. just open it you'll hear a hiss of air, but dont screw it out all the way, theres a small hole in the thread of the bolt for this reason, top up the expansion tank with coolant until you see coolant come out of the little hole in the bleed screw......... hope this helps

   Why should an airlock cause it to loose water?
9. JayVtr121 Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Southwest Posts: 295 Peugeot 306 Gti 6

   #9 4th March 2010, 00:32

   Well, I found out that my radiator had quite a bad leak in it, been raining so didnt relise. I fitted a new radiator earlier on today but managed to sheer off the little alan key bolt to bleed the thermostat Other than that i think it may have worked!