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chris_uk
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4th Oct 10 at 13:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
got a new vid of the radiator blowing bubbles.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2RWxqdVkRo
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4th Oct 10 at 13:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is there any way i can remove the rad and pressure test the system so see if there are any leaks other than the radiator?
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yes, imagine that with boiling water under pressure.

is that the original rad? how many miles had it done?
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4th Oct 10 at 13:56   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no thats the uprated rad, its done about 20,000 miles
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quote:
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is there any way i can remove the rad and pressure test the system so see if there are any leaks other than the radiator?



i went through my whole cooling system as something leaked then something else, so ended up replacing everything. But my engine bay suffers from heat and all the plastic stuff turns brittle and breaks. And lots of people knew about that

you might be alright just replacing the rad, unless there are other common problems other owners know about.

i'd just do the rad if it was me
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well im going to replace the two connecting hoses cos i think its only about £85 for the pair, one is looking quite tatty atm..

but other than them it means looking at the ones in the sills and i dont want to do that as you cant get them out as the sills are boneded to the car.

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Just ordered the uprated (twin core) rad and the connecting hoses with an apparently better bleed nippe on the hose.

should be here tomorrow so i can get the can buld back up and get it running byt he weekend
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
this 4ltrs of missing water, could it be that that was just replacing lost water, water you may of lost over time and not noticed?

i check oil and water every week. You might of had a shitload of air in the system and barely enough water.



TBH he says he KEEPS putting more water in it, it won't be holding 50L+ of water.
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problem solved..

it was the water pipe feeding the oil cooler which had rested on the chassis and rubbed through.

i cut the end of the pipe off and re-attached it.

job done.

this is the pic of it leaking.



and this is the difference in the two radiators



[Edited on 07-10-2010 by chris_uk]
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7th Oct 10 at 18:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i only noticed the water pipe leaking after fitting the new rad.
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Sorry.

Nice boots.
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Nice one mate, good to see.
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at least it wasnt the head gasket!
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Sorry.

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glad you approve, i can now sleep soundly.

yea, im glad it wasnt the head gasket or the head.. but ill only know for definate once i get the car back together and get it on the road..
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7th Oct 10 at 18:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So where was all this water leaking? I'd be a bit concerned if you've got bodywork that's able to have 4L of water sitting in a part of it. Not that you'd get that but where was all the leaking water going?

[Edited on 07-10-2010 by alan-g-w]
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no idea at all

i think it was just evaporating as it was only coming out slow, its only when i started moving pipes about after fitting the new rad did it start to piss out.

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Good, can we take the piss out of the people that said it was the HG?
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Originally posted by sand-eel
Good, can we take the piss out of the people that said it was the HG?


im saying nothing..

any help is appreciated.. but i wont know 100% it was this till its all back up and running.

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