All steamed up

thedogsbollox · Post by **thedogsbollox** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:38 pm

Was driving today and noticed steam from up front.
Put the heaters on and stopped as soon as i could.
Opened bonet to find coolant all over the place
Was worried that the LCA didn,t kick off.
AA man pressurised the rad and we couldn,t see any leaks
He suggested it could be the thermostat.
wanted to remove it and get me going.
I suggested he get me relayed back home so i could sort it myself and bleed it properly.
I felt the rad bottom hose and it was cold so does this all point to his diagnosis?
BTW, after the AA man had spilt some coolant the LCA was alarming alright so i didn't lose a lot of coolant.
Just before the Bash, just what i need.

borntobag · Post by **borntobag** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:45 pm

Good job you saw the steam eh, could have been alot worse.
But thats what the LCA is for, so no real harm done, fingers crossed, just a bit of the F factor.

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:49 pm

Sounds like it airlocked & pressurised the system, popping the pressure cap, this wouldn't set off the low cooalant alarm (nothing is perfect

) but the high level add on would have picked it up. Check for pinholes, rad seam weeps, etc, may be worth pressure testing the coolant system. Good luck

thedogsbollox · Post by **thedogsbollox** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:34 pm

missfixit70 wrote:Sounds like it airlocked & pressurised the system, popping the pressure cap, this wouldn't set off the low cooalant alarm (nothing is perfect ) but the high level add on would have picked it up. Check for pinholes, rad seam weeps, etc, may be worth pressure testing the coolant system. Good luck

AA bloke did pressurise the system and we found no leaks.
Will replace the stat as i have one anyhow and bleed and keep an eye on it.

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:37 pm

Make sure pressure cap is sealing ok & a 1.1bar too.
Just got that carpet & mats out of the attic for you too

, can't have the bongo expiring

Northern Bongolow · Post by **Northern Bongolow** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:48 am

maybe an idea to replace the waterpump while the systems down mate if its age unknown. they can be hard to spot leaking on a pressure test,and askirsty says check everything--twice.

thedogsbollox · Post by **thedogsbollox** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:07 am

Northern Bongolow wrote:maybe an idea to replace the waterpump while the systems down mate if its age unknown. they can be hard to spot leaking on a pressure test,and askirsty says check everything--twice.

New waterpump 2009 with my head episode. Will try that pressure tester i got from a very nice man, if i can find it. Was told by AA man that when pressurised, the pressure will either rise or fall momentarily when the engine starts, this will indicate the water pump working ok.

thedogsbollox · Post by **thedogsbollox** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:09 pm

If i remember correctly the stat housing is a bit if a bi**h to get off, can someone remind me what the obstruction is?
If i remember right, i need a long extension bar for my socket. Is that right?

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