Daniel_Corsa
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Car is overheating after 5mins of use, needle getting close to 100 degrees so stop thecar and allow to cool down!
Checked everything i could think of:
Coolant - Full
Oil - Level correct
Checked for blockages to the Rad (squeezing pipes) but still didnt help.
Only other thing i can think of is the thermostat is fecked..... wher is this located and how do they come out?
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fragpot
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The thermostat housing comes off with 3/4 bolts, might need a screwdriver to pry out your old thermostat. Put it in a pot of boiling water, see if its working. Mind you they only cost a few quid, might as well replace it.
The housing is normally on the cylinder head, left hand side, there will be a fat hose connected to it.
Might want to flush the coolant a few times after replacing the thermostat to remove any airlocks.
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sunshine beast
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could be fan switch on bottom left hand corner of radiator as ure looking down on it.
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Daniel_Corsa
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Any chance of any pics...... anything to do with engines and im pretty much clueless, part from the obvious easy change bits 
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by sunshine beast
could be fan switch on bottom left hand corner of radiator as ure looking down on it.
Not if the car is overheating after 5 mins, it will be the thermostat...
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ed
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Thermostat is here, circled in red:
It is held on by a couple of bolts and is dead easy to change 
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Daniel_Corsa
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Thanks for your help guys 
Hopefully car will make it to spares shop to pick one up
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Daniel_Corsa
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Just checked the only place familliar to that on my engine and nothting there at all 
only other place the water pipes lead to is in and out the rad and to the coolant bottle......
was going to take it out to go to work tmoz so it couldn't cease up, but can't find the little bastard
any one else got any ideas
Engine is a C12 NZ if that helps at all
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sunshine beast
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where u have circled u need to remove the pipe and its inside that housing 3 bolts holding housing on. when u put it back on only just tighten it back up as housing breaks. and the bottom pic that is fan switch. replace thermostat. sounds like it could be stuck shut
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jake_corsa
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hey, im trying to do the same, cant get my hose off though, any ideas? did you get yours fixed daniel?
cheers
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Dan295
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"2005 called......... they want their thread back"
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sand-eel
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defo thermostat
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Nailor-Corsa
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yeh defo the thermostat.. can anyone show me exactly where the thermostat is? cos i need to replace mine!
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sand-eel
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what engine is it?
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Nailor-Corsa
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mines a 1.2
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