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schakal
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Joined: 27 Jul 2004
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Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:15 am |
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just trying to flush it properly and put new coolant in etc.
while running it just with water today ,i noticed this leak
water drops every 3 seconds from that bolt , and also water is coming from the exhaust . whats this all about ????
and after idling for 10 mins with the heater on full whack ,here is where the temp gauge comes up to
is this looking about right ????
also haynes says the coolant system capacity is about 7 litres on a 16v ,is this right ? i did it with about 5 litres ?? a big mistake if it is  |
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Leigh_f
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Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:02 am |
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that's your rear exhaust clamp, no coolant sysem pipes round there. Is probably just condensation/ water gathered in exhaust being splashes about and seeping through. as for temp gauge that seems fine, turn heaters off as they conduct heat from the engine and help disperse heat quicker. that's why if you have overheating problems you should keep the heaters up if you need to drive the car. |
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JB
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Joined: 16 Feb 2004
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Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:24 am |
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id say the gauge looks wrong..after ten mins it doesnt seemed to have moved. ...and yeah turn ur heaters off...if anything that will make the thing take much longer to warm up...
think about it....to get heat in the cabin, air is blown over the matrix....bit like a radiator....ie takingheat from the coolant...so its like having a second rad....esp when u got the blowers cooling it down as best they can |
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schakal
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Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:58 am |
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ok fellas ,i am not running my cars with the heater on full wack all the time ,its just for the flushing thats all ,i just wanted to circulate water inside the system to be able to get more crap out .
and yes i know it cools down the engine a tad when u have the heater on full whack ,thats why i mentioned it in the first place  |
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schakal
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Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:07 pm |
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flushed it 3 times today and it is as clear as cyrstal now (fingers crossed)
put new water ,coolant mixture in there ,good job i did not go for the cheaper pink antifreeze in the motor shop ,blue does it lovely  |
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JB
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Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:25 am |
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running the heaters doesnt ciculate the water any more! it just makes the fans blow more!!
but ur doin the best u can...just keep flushing over and over... |
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