I keep getting airlocks in the cooling system.. :(

1. Mr5050 Newbie Joined: Apr 2012 Suffolk and N. Yorks Posts: 19 Saxo Furio.

   #1 17th May 2012, 11:49

   Hi all...
   
   Does anyone have any ideas on why my furio keeps getting an airlock and roasting my engine?.. :/ Everyday I have to bleed the nipple at the back/left side of the engine and all the heating comes back on etc.. then a few miles later the airlock is back and i do it again... and again.. and again... Its only Thursday and its happened 7 times this week alone.. :/
   
   Am I missing something?.. (A piece of head gasket, maybe .. )
2. holdawayt Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a

   #2 17th May 2012, 11:52

   There's 3 or 4 bleed points on the saxo, also are your heaters on full when you're bleeding it?

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3. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #3 17th May 2012, 11:55

   If you've bled it properly, it should stay bled. Could be the head gasket has failed and combustion gasses are getting into the coolant

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4. Mr5050 Newbie Joined: Apr 2012 Suffolk and N. Yorks Posts: 19 Saxo Furio.

   #4 17th May 2012, 14:55

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by holdawayt There's 3 or 4 bleed points on the saxo, also are your heaters on full when you're bleeding it?

   Yep.. I've tried them all with heaters on, heaters off, engine running, engine off, you name it, I've tried it.. :/
   
   

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Gandi699 If you've bled it properly, it should stay bled. Could be the head gasket has failed and combustion gasses are getting into the coolant

   That was the worst case scenario running thru my mind.. There's some oil in the water too.. I'm thinking the cheapest route would be a second hand head with new gaskets plonked on..
   
   Anyone breaking a furio is welcome to pm me..
5. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #5 17th May 2012, 15:04

   Why a second hand head?
   
   Cheapest would be to get your head skimmed new gasket kit and new timing belt at the same time.
   
   But before that get a compression test or a sniff test done on the engine one or both will tell you if your head gasket has gone.

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6. Mr5050 Newbie Joined: Apr 2012 Suffolk and N. Yorks Posts: 19 Saxo Furio.

   #6 17th May 2012, 15:47

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Bedford126 Why a second hand head? Cheapest would be to get your head skimmed new gasket kit and new timing belt at the same time. But before that get a compression test or a sniff test done on the engine one or both will tell you if your head gasket has gone.

   Thanks for that.. She's booked in for a compression test tomorrow.. wish me luck..
7. Mr5050 Newbie Joined: Apr 2012 Suffolk and N. Yorks Posts: 19 Saxo Furio.

   #7 18th May 2012, 15:30

   Confirmed.. head gasket is on the way out.. balls.. :/
8. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #8 18th May 2012, 16:46

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Mr5050 Confirmed.. head gasket is on the way out.. balls.. :/

   At least you`ve caught it before major damage mate.

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9. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #9 18th May 2012, 17:38

   Yeah least you caught it. If in doubt with the cooling system then always get a sniff test or a compression test always gives a insight into what's going on inside your engine.

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10. Mr5050 Newbie Joined: Apr 2012 Suffolk and N. Yorks Posts: 19 Saxo Furio.

    #10 19th May 2012, 02:45

    Sooooo, that's a good thing, right?.. :/ I mean, the head still has to come off and get skimmed and so on.. I'm too busy to do it myself and the cost of a garage will be around the £500 mark, I guess...
    
    I'm thinking it would be cheaper to put a vtr/vts lump in it?..
    
    Any thoughts received gratefully..
11. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

    #11 19th May 2012, 02:54

    You can get vtr lumps pretty cheap mate but I would always advise fitting a new timing belt and clutch whilst the engine is out. So that would boost the price up a little but yeah I'm sure you could get the vtr conversion for cheaper if not around the same price as a head gasket timing belt and head skim mate.

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12. Mr5050 Newbie Joined: Apr 2012 Suffolk and N. Yorks Posts: 19 Saxo Furio.

    #12 19th May 2012, 11:08

    Is it the same clutch kit on the 1.4 as the vtr?.. If so, I put a new one in mine about 1,000 miles ago..
    
    Again, anyone out there with a vtr/vts engine, ecu and loom can pm me.. unfortunately my low post count doesn't let me see the 'For sale' section.. :/