could be the fan switch in the rad has gone. common problem.

Well if the fan aint working then its gonna overheat :lol:

I have to turn my heaters on, and my fan works, fuckin stoopid bonnet :lol:

I had fucking water in my fucking engine, it ran out when the engine overheated, hence the steam coming from under the bonnet...

And, no i didn't hear the fan kick in, because i believe it to be broken.

I had to fill the water up becuase it had all evaporated... So i filled it, drove another 5 mins in the traiffc, same thing happened, so pulled over to let it cool down a bit

No the problem is that u had no fuckin water in ur engine, hense it went red hot as it had nothing to cool it down

did u not hear ur fan kick in? it wouldent of made any difference anyway as u had no water

ull know if ur head gasket is gone, it will blow out white smoke like a trooper

happened to me mate, thermostat was jammed shut, same engine too iirc.

same engine isnt it?

basically the rad wasnt getting hot

when you saw the guage going up you shouldve whacked the heaters on full :look:

[Edited on 26-09-2003 by and-m]

Can't hear much from the engine ticking :p

don't think the fan came on at all though... I'll take it to garage tomorrow see what they say

Cylinder head gasket maybe.

Or a split or unconnected hose in the coolant system.

Could you hear the fan turning?

Was stuck in a traffic jam today, watching the temp gauge go up, n up, n up, then smoke coming from the under the bonnet, so pulled onto hard shoulder, had to fill up the water tank, and sit around letting it cool off..

This happen to anyone else ? Or is it cause the Fan is screwed ?