Important! : Vtr overheating when accerelating

1. T-VTR Newbie Joined: Apr 2010 chelmsford/Essex Posts: 2 T Reg Saxo VTR Silver

   #1 27th April 2010, 00:07

   my t reg vtr is starting to over heat very quickly when accerating from any speed......three quarters of the way up gauge some times more......when i travel at a study speed the gauge returns to normal............
   
   Any ideas why this is....
   As need to sort asap as really starting to get on my nerves....
   
   thanks
2. farnell Newbie Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 1

   #2 27th April 2010, 10:45

   I am having the same problem with mine, its a 2000 vtr, i am waiting on a thermostat housing and new thermostat as well and am going to flush the whole cooling system and see if that sorts the problem, i spoke to a guy at the local citroen garage and he said it is most likely the heater matrix but i am not having any leaks inside the car and my heaters blopw hot and cold so i think that out of the question, alough it does seem to be a problem with the saxo's all together.
   If i sort the problem i will let you know.
3. sax_o_milley Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 oldham lad now in billingham Posts: 1349 white mk1 vtr

   #3 27th April 2010, 13:50

   i"d say you have air in the system
   
   have you tried bleeding it??
4. speedyvtr Established Member Joined: May 2006 crewe United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1036 toyota mr2.

   #4 27th April 2010, 17:36

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by sax_o_milley i"d say you have air in the system have you tried bleeding it??

   same here i agree. just flush it all and bleed it and that should work.
5. TU-Tuning Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed

   #5 27th April 2010, 17:58

   Third on the air in the system. Although unless youve had some work done to the car recently which required a coolant bleed then youll want to look into where the air came from or it'll just come back. Whats the mileage?
6. dt_ Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Huddersfield Posts: 393 Zx volcane td Peugeot 205 1600 auto

   #6 27th April 2010, 19:48

   does it overheat when idling? check to see if the fan is coming on when it should
7. T-VTR Newbie Joined: Apr 2010 chelmsford/Essex Posts: 2 T Reg Saxo VTR Silver

   #7 28th April 2010, 00:00

   doesnt not over heat when at idol....fan does kicking in at bout 50% on gauge.....only when acceralting....quickly or slower.......
   
   mileage is 88k (ish)
   
   has anyone had the problem and found a cure......if anyone does find a cure let us know thanks....
8. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #8 28th April 2010, 10:47

   my fan doesnt kick in until about 3/4 of the guage. Mad.
9. Stevo123 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr

   #9 28th April 2010, 11:48

   Your cooling system is inadequate for the job, as above flush refill and bleed using a column of water on top of the radiator filler cap (Can not be done properly without this).
   
   Also check radiator fins for corrosion, especially at the bottom. If they are corrodedfit new radiatior.
10. sax_o_milley Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 oldham lad now in billingham Posts: 1349 white mk1 vtr

    #10 28th April 2010, 11:55

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by T-VTR doesnt not over heat when at idol....fan does kicking in at bout 50% on gauge.....only when acceralting....quickly or slower....... mileage is 88k (ish) has anyone had the problem and found a cure......if anyone does find a cure let us know thanks....

    deffo air in system needs bleeding
11. Stevo123 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr

    #11 28th April 2010, 14:39

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by sax_o_milley deffo air in system needs bleeding

    Not definately,
    Please check as my post because the rads can rust out pretty bad IMO.
12. kill_switch Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 essex Posts: 486 saxo vts, 205 gti,

    #12 28th April 2010, 17:19

    also check the water pump mate
13. user_35312 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Coventry CV6 Posts: 2477 Slowda Octavia vRS SOLD - Cam'd Chip'd VTR

    #13 28th April 2010, 17:22

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by T-VTR my t reg vtr is starting to over heat very quickly when accerating from any speed......three quarters of the way up gauge some times more......when i travel at a study speed the gauge returns to normal............ Any ideas why this is.... As need to sort asap as really starting to get on my nerves.... thanks

    Some engines just run hotter! Mine has been highly tuned and that runs pretty hot sometimes, particularly when accelerating hard.. as long as its not the top or bottom its classed as normal operating temp..
14. Stevo123 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr

    #14 29th April 2010, 11:40

    A higher performance engine should run significantly hotter though. You might want to look into upgrading tyour cooling system. I think VTS (maybe just some vts) rads are bigger and therefore allow for more efficient cooling than the VTR.