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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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3rd Apr 07 at 17:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

when in traffic mine used to go up to 100, fan would kick in then it would drop to about 95 ish and the fan would go off

you only have problems if its in the red all the time when your driving, Ideling its normal for it to rise
conor62
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Registered: 12th Jun 06
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3rd Apr 07 at 17:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ok thanks for the help mate...
Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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3rd Apr 07 at 19:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You guys were right i wiped it off then went to ipswich to meet jules, checked it there and there was none coming back got back earlier and yet again no mayo. Im a happy lad
conor62
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Registered: 12th Jun 06
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4th Apr 07 at 16:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

well mine didnt seem to overheat last night so hopefully its sorted... glad ures is sweet fro-dizzle
cor5a_tommy
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4th Apr 07 at 16:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i found a good way to find out is just by removing the coolant bottle cap. If you remove it when the car has cooled down and you get gas escape (like when u opne a drink bottle) then the bottle is getting presurised which can usually indicate a gasket problem...also, mechanics use a blue fluid in a tube connected to the coolant bottle and then suck air out of the system, if the liquid goes green theres exhaust gas in the water. Very simple methods and as good as they get without stripping the engine.

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