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3.8berlina
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 Posted - 06 Jan 2008 : 4:19:15 PM
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hay how ya's all goin..um this is my first post so ye..howdy all..um drivin my series 2vn berlina this morning and for the first time she over heated..really badly..so when i got home, popped the bonnet and all this muggy fluid was pourin out of this hose coming from a black cyclinder near the radiator..i new i was short of fluid but ye.wat is that black cyclinder? so i have flushed her out and cleaned through the cooling system and then put top of the range coolent mixed with demineralised water. have i done the right thing? how much damage do u think i have done to the engine with all of this??
cheers every1..any news is appreciated..
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VNSVLE
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Posted - 06 Jan 2008 : 11:06:11 PM
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Welcome to the club buddy!! What you have done is always good except for the overheating of course. Now the only black cylinder i can think of that is near the radiator is the carbon canister.....now if there is crap coming out of this it cant be good at all. Does the cylinder have a couple of plastic lines coming off it?? Take a picture and post it if at all possible and we will see what we can figure out for you.
Just a quick check is there any nasty milky looking sludge under either the radiator cap or the oil fill cap??
Also with the car running and the radiator cap off check if there is any bubbles in the coolent.
Let us know how you go. |
What's the difference between understeer and oversteer?
Understeer is when the driver is scared.
Oversteer is when the passenger is scared. |
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nodg
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Posted - 07 Jan 2008 : 12:26:17 AM
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| couldnt imagune it being the charcoal canister, its only hooked up to the throttle body and line to the tank.....maybe was just the overflow as mud like substance sounds like a really dirty radiator! how much crap was coming out when you flushed it? |
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3.8berlina
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Posted - 07 Jan 2008 : 10:20:39 PM
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ye bout 3litres of that mugy water came out...
ye wen i turned her back on, the new coolent we put in bubbled..is that good?
how do u put a picture on here? its the cylinder right next to the battery and ye, its got cords coming off of it.. |
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VNSVLE
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Posted - 08 Jan 2008 : 7:23:09 PM
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| Bubbles aren't good at all. Usually mean either cracked head, block or a blown head gasket. How does the oil look?? Does it use alot of oil? To post pics you need to get onto the website www.photobucket.com and upload your photo's to there. Once you have done that just copy and paste the IMG code into your message and you should be good. PM me if you have any troubles |
What's the difference between understeer and oversteer?
Understeer is when the driver is scared.
Oversteer is when the passenger is scared. |
Edited by - VNSVLE on 08 Jan 2008 7:25:30 PM |
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3.8berlina
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Posted - 08 Jan 2008 : 10:45:56 PM
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ye i was worried about a cracked head but ye, oil levels are fine and no milky coloured oil or substance..
drove her today actually..shes rumbling nicley with her exhaust once more but just a question..how much coolent should she take..the book says 10L...i dont think its bubbling any more but i would be able to tell if theres a cracked head wen im driving it shouldnt i? |
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nodg
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Posted - 09 Jan 2008 : 01:44:40 AM
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| it will have bubbles until the air gets out of the system! normal when your doing a flush or have a coolant leak somewehere......although if it has been bled already then its not good! |
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nodg
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Posted - 09 Jan 2008 : 01:46:35 AM
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| and yes its 10 litre capacity on the v6 and yes and no to the question of if you would notice if it had a cracked head/gasket...just depends where it leaking(if at all which doesnt sound like anythigns wrong) could have water out the tailpipe, milky oil or water in the combustion chmaber which you would notice! |
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Nodg. |
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VNSVLE
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Posted - 09 Jan 2008 : 8:20:53 PM
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| Should be 5 litres of concentrate and 5 litres of demineralised water. |
What's the difference between understeer and oversteer?
Understeer is when the driver is scared.
Oversteer is when the passenger is scared. |
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3.8berlina
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Posted - 10 Jan 2008 : 12:00:34 PM
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haha no worries gang..
cheers for all of that..seems so much clearer now..
cheers |
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