yep, i just ran mine up without the cap on. it eventually pushes the air out.

if its any help... i installed a 1.0 12v into a corsa at the weekend(how many fecking sensors do these bloody engines have!!:mad: )

when we started it up it sounded extremely broken for a good half hour... then quietend down to normall...:)

run the car up to temp and remove the coolant tank cap, put the heaters on hot and fan setting 2 in the car (this allows the water to pass through the heater matrix to remove air-locks) . let the car run until it bubbles over, leave it bubble for around 20 secs (this gets all the air out of the system) leave for 2 mins then top it up with water.

dont worry if the fan cuts in (should do this at aboutt 98 degrees) then let the car cool down for at least 3 hours. top up the tank with water to the correct level.

take it for a drive, should be up to 90 degrees within 10 mins

best thing to do with an airlock is to turn the heating on inside the car and on hot run the car up with out the cap on the bottle too when the car is warm see if you have hot air coming in the car also give all the pipes a good squeeze can move anything thats being stubborn

-Where was the air lock matey ?

i had this when i ran my new engine up for the 1st time. was an air lock causing it to run hot, and an air leak causing it to run poorly and hot!

Cheers mate , and yeah , dave A has helped to no end ! Top guy !

The tappets - i wud ave thought 10 - 20 mins wud ave defo been long enough tbh =/

The rad sensor doesn't really matter i ran a 1.2 8v with my GSi engine swap * but it worked *

The way to check for water lock, is take the top off the header tank obviouslly with water in it :lol: - and take the sensor out :



Take it out until water starts to p!ss out and quickly replace it ..

The fuel thing im not quite sure on, the guy that will most probably know is Dave A - He helped me with my knock sensor problem wen i swapped my engine :)

Has been stood quite some time yeah , but with 2 oil changes and a good 10 - 20 mins sitting at idle I thought it would go away ?

Sensor is in the rad because its brand new :)

Im using the coolant temp sensor from my 1.2 8v ?

How do I check for an air lock ?

New timing belt kit and water pump so all timed up properly :)

Seems like though its running rich its starved of fuel ? :S

The noise, will be the hydraulic tappets i wud ave thought - let it warm up *Has the engine been stood for awhile ??

Overheats - ave u checked that there isn't an air lock ? or the sensor is in at the bottom of the radiator ?

Lack of power and bad idle - Crappy tickover motor ? lack of power tho - is it timed up correctly ???

A few problems (of course)

Tapping nise from centre/rear of engine , speeds up with acceleration- tappets ?

Overheats with the fan NOT coming on ?

Running rich

Lack of power etc and bad idle


Hopefully this is all down to one thing , but any ideas ?

Cheers
Gregor