new to forum needs help with over heating

1. pesky Newbie Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 5

   #1 12th October 2010, 11:29

   my head gasket went on my saxo 1.4 furio a few months back, i got it fixed now its startin to over heat again but this time its not using water too quickly or oil like when the head gasket went, is this likely to be the thermostat? i got told to turn on the car heaters when the car over heats to cool it down so ive tried this and for a minute or 2 they blow out hot and then they turn cold this is whats made me think thermostat any help will be very much apreciated
2. saxorino Regular Poster Joined: May 2007 Batley, dewsbury Posts: 370 1.1x saxo(gone), vauxhall vectra

   #2 12th October 2010, 12:09

   When the headgasket was changed was the water system bled propaly, i changed my a while back and i had the same problem there was a lot of air in the water system, and i bed the system through the 3 bled points and that did the trick.
3. pesky Newbie Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 5

   #3 12th October 2010, 12:42

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by saxorino When the headgasket was changed was the water system bled propaly, i changed my a while back and i had the same problem there was a lot of air in the water system, and i bed the system through the 3 bled points and that did the trick.

   to be honest i dont have a clue i dint do the work a garage did well somebody i know did
4. f13sta Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d

   #4 12th October 2010, 19:20

   ounds like u need to bleed and flush the cooling system you'll have quite a bit of gunk in the system from a mixture of oil and water plus quite a bit of air from the sounds of it