Overheating

1. Ryanposisaxo L-plater Joined: Jan 2014 Cambridge Posts: 67 1.4 Saxo Furio

   #1 9th November 2015, 16:10

   So today the saxo overheated on the way to uni, with the temp warning light coming on.. Kept over heating after about 1-2 mins of driving, so had to keep pulling over to let it cool down... The coolant seems to be all there however just boiling over but does not need refilling.. In addition to this my power steering pump is also seized, anyone know why its over heating and if its an expensive fix? If so i might just call it a day with the saxo
2. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #2 9th November 2015, 19:33

   First off try bleeding the cooling system,have you got hot air coming through the blowers?
3. Ryanposisaxo L-plater Joined: Jan 2014 Cambridge Posts: 67 1.4 Saxo Furio

   #3 9th November 2015, 21:40

   Nope no hot air coming through the blowers, but i will give bleeding it a try
4. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #4 10th November 2015, 09:12

   No hot air through the blowers is an air lock mate.
5. user_98505 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 269 106 Rallye

   #5 10th November 2015, 09:56

   Any wet floors? Could be the matrix too.
   
   But yeah, check the 3 bleed points first. I find that doing the heater bleed (Back left of the engine bay, looks like a tyre valve cap) and the bleed screw on the rad near the top hose is usually enough.
6. ertypedan Newbie Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 9

   #6 11th November 2015, 10:51

   Thermostat faulty? Best to take it off put it in a bowl of nearly boiling water and see if it opens up..