tiny Posted January 20, 2008 Report Posted January 20, 2008 Ok........So after driving 30 miles or so, I realise that the temp gauge is off the scale. Red light flashing kinda got my attention. Thing is, the car doesn't seem overly hot. This Gal's never been one to warm up quickly and the temp is normally somewhere down by the "N" but today she's way up over the red! Now the obvious thing would be "is there any water in it?", well, yes there is, topped it up and took less than a pint. Theres no water in the oil or vice versa, so im kinda stumped. Im leaning towards a faulty temp sender or thermostat but if theres anyone out there with similar experience, then let me know your opinions. PLEASE!!! Its a petrol, so the old detatched waterpump impeller shouldn't be an issue. Quote
Beyond Help? Posted January 21, 2008 Report Posted January 21, 2008 Thermostat would be first bet. You don't have an exhaust sniffer for using in the header tank so try that first. Then if it is not the stat then next bet is the pump. If it is not the pump then your going to have to get it sniff tested to make sure the hot exhaust gasses are not getting past the head gasket and into the coolant. A head gasket failure of that type would not cause cross contamination, but possibly could cause water loss. Quote
tiny Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Posted January 21, 2008 Im kinda thinking(hoping) its not the head gasket it certainly doesn't seem to be pressurising the system. Once this weather clears up I will have a proper look, torrential rain at the moment. It seems to of p155ed down every day since christmas up here! Quote
tiny Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Posted January 25, 2008 Quick update....Got in the car next day, ignition on and the needle is stuck in the red BEFORE starting the engine. Unplugged the sender and hey presto, needle drops to zero. Easy fix, new sender Quote
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