Afksam Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Put a new rad in the car and if I put my foot down after 25mins it just overheats can anyone suggest what may be wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTIChris Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Airlock ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatelError89 Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 When you drained the coolant did you have the heater on hot ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 You're boned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afksam Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 What's the maximum it could cost to get it repaired?It gets hot quick should thermostat open up in 5 mins of drivingSo should I get new thermostat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Why did you change the rad in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afksam Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Well truth is I bought it off someone who was told by the last owner to replace it as that's all that needed doing, So I don't know if the heater was on hot or notSo they got pee'd off because that's not what fixed it so they sold it to me for £500 So I'm assuming I got a pretty good deal as its a 2000 Lupo sport 100bhp considering I don't know what its gonna cost to fix itI'm hoping you guys can help me out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Change the thermostat then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazza Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) thermostat? broken waterpump? headgasket gone ? (with the mayo shown in http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?/topic/95097-green-lupo-sport/ thread)give it a good service and see if this helps with anything (oil, oil filter, plugs, air filter etc) also what colour is your coolant? and is it mucky? Edited April 22, 2013 by Grazza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afksam Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 thermostat? broken waterpump? headgasket gone ? (with the mayo shown in http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?/topic/95097-green-lupo-sport/ thread)give it a good service and see if this helps with anything (oil, oil filter, plugs, air filter etc) also what colour is your coolant? and is it mucky?Hmm I'm hoping it hasn't gone, the water is clean sort of pink from antifreeze i assume and the oil is pretty clean has the right amount in it from when I checkedI'm gonna take it to a garage see what they say and then get them to fix the problem then do a full service once its done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazza Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 clean the filler cap and put it back on, then give it a good run and see if it comes back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afksam Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 clean the filler cap and put it back on, then give it a good run and see if it comes back?I'll do that later as a mechanic told me to leave it idling on my drive whilst its warm and see if the rad fan comes on and if it starts to bubble up or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afksam Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Does this look bad at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 No, cleaning the throttle body is always a good idea though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afksam Posted April 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 No, cleaning the throttle body is always a good idea thoughWill do that in the futureFound out today the thermostat went and that the engine has been thrashed so gotta look for another in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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