Picked her up, Now a few questions...

GrimR33per · March 17, 2012, 05:43:29 PM

First of all, Dave was superb at Extreme Sports. Very Professional and made us all feel welcome.

The drive home was great and nearly 5hrs of 60mph all the way home..:2Confused

Now for the questions..

Oil temp was steady, round 70 80 on the motorway. Oil pressure i think was around 1.5 - 2+

But when i got home and opened the garage, shifted a few things the temp shot up to 110 - 115, it started to idle funny. Up ad down idle. And oil pressure was 0 but when took round the block raised to around 1.5..

When turned off the engine sound like it had an upset tummy.. Very bubbly from what sounded like was inside the engine?? It would bubble, pause for 2 secs, bubble again etc....

Any advice please.. Put my mind at rest.... Thanks

GrimR33per · March 17, 2012, 05:55:10 PM

Right, just read the bubbling is normal.. How bizzare, lol..

Is the temp normal though? For standstill?? I didnt even give it a blast, however, we did drive over 250 miles

Am i just worrying too much?

wolfie1 · March 17, 2012, 07:53:54 PM

your oil gauge will go from 0-8 and anything inbetween, dont worry about it

GrimR33per · March 17, 2012, 08:27:05 PM

These are uprated gauges, so more reliable than the standards... that still ok?

Mainly worried about the oil temp 115oc at standstill...

TRIND-FD · March 17, 2012, 08:46:23 PM

Wouldn\'t worry, sounds fine. Enjoy

neil_jdmr · March 17, 2012, 09:03:19 PM

Sorry but I personally wouldn\'t say the coolant bubbling was normal or 115 degrees, I would be checking and bleeding my coolant and maybe a champagne test

wolfie1 · March 17, 2012, 09:25:41 PM

on ebay there is stuff called "water wetter" and it basically increases the waters ability to disperse heat could try putting a bottle of that in also check to see what your antifreeze content is, not enough and you will encounter probs

TRIND-FD · March 17, 2012, 10:04:56 PM

Quote from: neil_jdmr;816363Sorry but I personally wouldn\'t say the coolant bubbling was normal or 115 degrees, I would be checking and bleeding my coolant and maybe a champagne test

What would you expect oil temps to be?
My car bubbles n it is fine when shut down, my sons does after a long drive. And that\'s fine. Rotarys do produce air and when shut down can bubble as they push water out into the over flow and draw back.

GrimR33per · March 18, 2012, 06:23:00 AM

Hmm? None the wiser lol.

What\'s the best coolant and where do i get distilled water? Halfrauds?

neil_jdmr · March 18, 2012, 06:48:46 AM

No idea with oil temps tbh,

5yr and 25k with 3 coolant changes in that time and mine has never bubbled,

Famous last words lol

GrimR33per · March 18, 2012, 07:21:48 AM

I\'ve read a few times on the net that the bubbling is normal?

Anyone else want to confirm? Lol

neil_jdmr · March 18, 2012, 07:46:18 AM

Halfords mate try to go for the green stuff if poss but any will do.
Bleed it well and try the champagne test while your on.

115 degrees is not normal either , check fans come on otherwise a good bleed will sort any air in system.

andrewrx7 · March 18, 2012, 08:14:40 AM

Both my FDs would bubble after switching off, both standard vehicles one was an early 92 UK one, the second a 2002 model. I would hear the bubbling regardless of driving style. When you consider how hot the turbo pack gets some boiling of the coolant within the pack for a period of time after the car is turned off when the coolant is not being circulated may not be unexpected.

yehreally · March 18, 2012, 08:35:21 AM

May be as simple as the AST has cracked....and would not drive your car at 115 degrees until you resolve. Did the coolant and overflow need topping up?

Speedline Imports · March 18, 2012, 09:41:27 AM

I think people are getting confused regarding temps here. I think the OP was regarding oil temps, not coolant.

Bubbling is very normal.