verycrafty Posted October 30, 2009 Report Posted October 30, 2009 Hi, i,ve got a galaxy 1.9td 2001 and have the what seems to be common problem with the water boiling up within the expansion tank!! the dash is asking me to STOP, the temp guage is sitting at 90 and the water is disappearing from the tank, i've done a block test so it not the head gasket, i've put a new stat in but still doing it, i'm now gonna put a new cap and water pump on, what ANTI-FREEZE should i be using because i believe a mixture of different fluids can cause them to congeal!!!!! the expansion tank is also full of very clean and very fine bubbles not the usual snot, i'm thinking maybe the water pump has plastic impeller not working properly?!?!?! please help as the end of my tether is nigh... Quote
Saif Rehman Posted October 30, 2009 Report Posted October 30, 2009 Hi, i,ve got a galaxy 1.9td 2001 and have the what seems to be common problem with the water boiling up within the expansion tank!! the dash is asking me to STOP, the temp guage is sitting at 90 and the water is disappearing from the tank, i've done a block test so it not the head gasket, i've put a new stat in but still doing it, i'm now gonna put a new cap and water pump on, what ANTI-FREEZE should i be using because i believe a mixture of different fluids can cause them to congeal!!!!! the expansion tank is also full of very clean and very fine bubbles not the usual snot, i'm thinking maybe the water pump has plastic impeller not working properly?!?!?! please help as the end of my tether is nigh... I think you have an answered your own question i.e. The plastic impeller in the water pump. Whip it off and check, the impeller could be broken and the shrapnel lodged in the pipes. Temperature at 90 is normal. Once the system is flushed with clean water, stick to one kind of anti-freeze (good brand). Quote
verycrafty Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Posted October 30, 2009 Hi, i,ve got a galaxy 1.9td 2001 and have the what seems to be common problem with the water boiling up within the expansion tank!! the dash is asking me to STOP, the temp guage is sitting at 90 and the water is disappearing from the tank, i've done a block test so it not the head gasket, i've put a new stat in but still doing it, i'm now gonna put a new cap and water pump on, what ANTI-FREEZE should i be using because i believe a mixture of different fluids can cause them to congeal!!!!! the expansion tank is also full of very clean and very fine bubbles not the usual snot, i'm thinking maybe the water pump has plastic impeller not working properly?!?!?! please help as the end of my tether is nigh... I think you have an answered your own question i.e. The plastic impeller in the water pump. Whip it off and check, the impeller could be broken and the shrapnel lodged in the pipes. Temperature at 90 is normal. Once the system is flushed with clean water, stick to one kind of anti-freeze (good brand). Quote
verycrafty Posted October 31, 2009 Author Report Posted October 31, 2009 Hi, i,ve got a galaxy 1.9td 2001 and have the what seems to be common problem with the water boiling up within the expansion tank!! the dash is asking me to STOP, the temp guage is sitting at 90 and the water is disappearing from the tank, i've done a block test so it not the head gasket, i've put a new stat in but still doing it, i'm now gonna put a new cap and water pump on, what ANTI-FREEZE should i be using because i believe a mixture of different fluids can cause them to congeal!!!!! the expansion tank is also full of very clean and very fine bubbles not the usual snot, i'm thinking maybe the water pump has plastic impeller not working properly?!?!?! please help as the end of my tether is nigh... I think you have an answered your own question i.e. The plastic impeller in the water pump. Whip it off and check, the impeller could be broken and the shrapnel lodged in the pipes. Temperature at 90 is normal. Once the system is flushed with clean water, stick to one kind of anti-freeze (good brand). Hi, fitted new water pump today and still i have the problem!!!!!!, anymore ideas please???? Quote
Saif Rehman Posted October 31, 2009 Report Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Thermostat?Airlock in the system? Could be anything causing the overheating - try doing a search using the 'search' facility and typing in 'overheating'.Unfortunately, looks like a process of elimantion to diagnose the problem. Unless someones pop along with a definitive answer. Edited October 31, 2009 by Saif Rehman Quote
seatkid Posted November 2, 2009 Report Posted November 2, 2009 Use only G12++ (plus plus). Any other may react and gel, blocking radiator and waterways in the block. (it may be the problem!) Check your radiator is getting hot (top to bottom) - if not you have a flow related problem - blockage or air lock. If your car has been "chipped" its common for the head to "microcrack" - these cracks only open up when the engine is hot and running and dont show up in normal tests. Solution - scrap the car/sue the guy who sold you it. Quote
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