Important! : bleedid rad

22nd March 2010, 18:10

hi can any one help .i bled my saxo today i use a bottle as a header tanker.i took pipes off and use a hose pipe to flush water out bolted all pipes back up two .the water was clean .now then i unplug the rad screw(1) fill up with water untill it came out then screw plastic cap back .(2)then i undun the themastat one then water came out then srew it back up .(3) .then the tyer valve one .water came out .then srew it back up . started the saxo kept an eye on needle now then .she sits just below the half mark then just over fan cuts in then cools down and sits on the half .now before my saxo use to sit well below the half and then as it just got over the fan would cut in and make my needle go down well below the half and i could sit there for 15mins she runs fine 100 percent but i dont like it does any1 no how to make it sit lower like it was if yes ill rep you any help needid please

22nd March 2010, 18:15

Just below halfway on the temp gauge is normal. I had the same when i changed the thermostat, never went much above 1/4 then after sat around half way.

So long as its not going much above half and the cooling fan is doing its job then there is no issue

22nd March 2010, 18:18

cheers mate but why dont it sit lower like when citreon done it 2 year ago it was nice it sat in the half between the botton and half way mark _- if that makes sence

22nd March 2010, 18:21

sat half below the half way mark if that helps i could sit for 15 mins before fan

can i get it to sit lower tho