overheating

[Andyp]

when ya say it\'s leaking from the tank is it spitting it out from the little rubber circle on the top of the tank or is it else where?

[sophie23_98]

well i see it spitted out on the rubber at the top of the tank which then pours out the bottom of the car thats when i try to fill it i didnt noticed if it leaked from there when i started the car though

[sophie23_98]

right i just started the car left it running for 5-10 mins when it warmed up it then leaked out the top of the tank left it a little longer then it started to smoke a little from the top of the tank it might be that the water was hot and it was steamed but it smelt a little to so i turned it off.

[Andyp]

ok that rubber circle is where it spits it out if there\'s too much in the system.

When I had it happen to me, this was caused on mine by the system (coloant system that is) not being pressurised. To rectify that my mechanic fixed that neck back on but more importantly bled the system.

Though again it\'s guess work, I\'d say you have a pressure problem (which can be caused by a lot of things) and is chucking loads into the overflow tank and then dropping it..

That neck being cracked isn\'t helping really as it\'s loosing a crap load more through there...

dunno where Lancaster is to be honest... have you got any places you can take it to to check it out?

[davefrith]

if the left hand tank (with the dipstick) is at max level, any additional water will piss out the bottom in my experience

it must have a overflow mechanism

Dave

[sophie23_98]

no its not full i cant fill it leaks as soon as i put water into it i have to fill if on the middle one

[Andyp]

how ya getting on with it sophie? you found a replacement?

[sophie23_98]

phoned jimmys £45 for replacement

[grinder]

thats not tooo bad i suppose !

its just the fun of getting the old one out and the new one in

[sophie23_98]

just found out that it might not be the tank, spoke to tim and rxmotors and do u know the cap that you dont take off to the right of the middle cap it something to do with air seperater tank i think, i went through a test with him and he thinks it could be the lid on it so im trying that tonight. the test was take off the pipe on the side of the air seperator tank and start up the car and let it get to warm temp if it leaks its the cap and it did leak also it never over heated either as the pipe was disconnected and water never leaked on the floor

[Andyp]

yeah somethings letting air in the system me thinks... AST\'s are quite notorious

but still replace that overflow if it\'s got a bit hole in it

[sophie23_98]

just a little update i thought i would check out the thermostat today and guess what it was shut closed so i went and bought a new one which i will fit tomorrow.
but i was a pain getting the old one out couple of hours but it was fun learning what goes were.alsorts had to come off to get to thermostat.i have also flushed the system out as it was really full of sh*t
i will update tomorrow

[sophie23_98]

well guys i would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your help. But in the end it was ready for a laugh thermostat the old one was stuck shut.
Anyway yippee my car is fixed lol