Important! : Sitting veryyyy hot need urgent help

1. Josh-VTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Peterborough Posts: 1292 Mk1 Saxo VTR, MK1 Saxo VTS, Ford Ka

   #1 22nd June 2010, 20:56

   Right I posted in here last week that my car was sitting hot. Well today, completely my fault checked the engine coolant level and left the lid off, only went about 3 miles, at like 70 speed though, then got a new one in town (think it's VTR, not universal) but just drove back from athletics and doing about 50, on parkway was sitting 7/8 up on the temp gauge.
   Wondering if it's a HG problem that's just getting worse?
   Also I noticed if I were to put my foot down the temperature gauge would go up almost like the speedo.
   Pleaseee help
2. Josh-VTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Peterborough Posts: 1292 Mk1 Saxo VTR, MK1 Saxo VTS, Ford Ka

   #2 22nd June 2010, 20:57

   Forgot to say, I did refill the coolant after I got the new cap.
3. user_35312 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Coventry CV6 Posts: 2477 Slowda Octavia vRS SOLD - Cam'd Chip'd VTR

   #3 22nd June 2010, 21:13

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by joshlunn Right I posted in here last week that my car was sitting hot. Well today, completely my fault checked the engine coolant level and left the lid off, only went about 3 miles, at like 70 speed though, then got a new one in town (think it's VTR, not universal) but just drove back from athletics and doing about 50, on parkway was sitting 7/8 up on the temp gauge. Wondering if it's a HG problem that's just getting worse? Also I noticed if I were to put my foot down the temperature gauge would go up almost like the speedo. Pleaseee help

   might be dodgy coolant temp sensor mate..
   the coolant might need bleeding too possibly? Are your heaters blowing cold?
4. Josh-VTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Peterborough Posts: 1292 Mk1 Saxo VTR, MK1 Saxo VTS, Ford Ka

   #4 22nd June 2010, 21:17

   I'll take that off and check it asap then, umm yehh they are blowing cold.
5. Mattymcn Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 Great Barr/Birmingham Posts: 1239 Meridian Red 306 Sedan slammed!

   #5 22nd June 2010, 21:23

   air lock mate. when you added new coolant did you open the little air bleeding nipples on the heater matrix?
6. user_35312 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Coventry CV6 Posts: 2477 Slowda Octavia vRS SOLD - Cam'd Chip'd VTR

   #6 22nd June 2010, 21:31

   As above then if they are blowing cold! Definitely an air lock, basically the coolant isn't getting around the system properly so its getting hot!
   
   http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98877 see this one about bleeding the rad

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7. Josh-VTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Peterborough Posts: 1292 Mk1 Saxo VTR, MK1 Saxo VTS, Ford Ka

   #7 22nd June 2010, 22:56

   Yeah I did... Do you think it's worth a full renewal of coolant, like drain it all and put a new load in? Then whilst I'm doing that I can test the therm?
8. BobCm Forum Section Moderator Joined: Apr 2009 Orpington Posts: 1406 My son drives a Poseidon Blue Saxo Mk2 1.6i VTR.

   #8 22nd June 2010, 23:43

   Hi,
   
   Do consider changing your thermostat.