JonnyJ
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Its illegal 
Seriously, do you know what can happen if you don't top an engine up with Oil? TBH if the oil isnt topped up then i'd hazard a guess that your coolant is low. Then theres the condition of everything else.
course i do, i topped it up with oil a week and a half ago, but drove back from london 100+miles with no oil cap on
Oops 
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pow
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Then top it up again if its low?
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Mobby
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Originally posted by JonnyJ
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Originally posted by mobby
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Originally posted by pow
Its illegal
Seriously, do you know what can happen if you don't top an engine up with Oil? TBH if the oil isnt topped up then i'd hazard a guess that your coolant is low. Then theres the condition of everything else.
course i do, i topped it up with oil a week and a half ago, but drove back from london 100+miles with no oil cap on
Oops
big oops, i was cleaing my bumper everyday
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fir3vip3r
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tbh theres many things it could be.
is the system pressurised? is there water in the pot when the cars warm? check for leaks? squeeze the coolant pipes make sure there not blocked. feel if your fans actually doing something
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Mobby
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im going to check everything over now
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Mobby
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just been out and theres no mayo stuff on either the oil cap or collant cap, there was pressure in the coolant tank, and it was low on water, the water wasnt 100% clean and had a few black particles in there and ill take a picture of it before i fill it up as its too hot to fill up atm
[Edited on 05-06-2008 by mobby]
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Daniel_Corsa
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but drove back from london 100+miles with no oil cap on
I did this too but went 3mile up road and could smell something, jumped out to a black front end
Cleaning it was a task and a half!
Hope you get it sorted 
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T21SVJ
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mine went to 105 temp before the fan kicked in always been like that it was fine for 30k and still going now.
but check oil water etc
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Mobby
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Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
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Originally posted by mobby
but drove back from london 100+miles with no oil cap on
I did this too but went 3mile up road and could smell something, jumped out to a black front end
Cleaning it was a task and a half!
Hope you get it sorted
its a right ball ache, engine was super clean untill that happend, oil trickling down the bumper haunts me, but if it happend in your car id feel twice as worse
[Edited on 05-06-2008 by mobby]
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fir3vip3r
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Originally posted by mobby
just been out and theres no mayo stuff on either the oil cap or collant cap, there was pressure in the coolant tank, and it was low on water, the water wasnt 100% clean and had a few black particles in there and ill take a picture of it before i fill it up as its too hot to fill up atm
[Edited on 05-06-2008 by mobby]
how much pressure? flush it out and top it up.
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av it
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head gasket is on its way out mobby or thermostat is fooked as my missis car did the same but hers was the gasket
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Scotty C
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My guess is the stat. and put your fan on a switch
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Dean_W
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and put your fan on a switch
Should run fine as standard 
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Mobby
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just filled it up and took some pictures,
not very good but its hard to get a picture of inside the coolant tank
and this is what happens when the oil heats up thats trapped in the bonnet
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RichR
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My 1.2 8v ran at 100 for the alst 4-5 years and I've never had any problems; thats with the correct oil and coolant level; the fans kicking in at the correct points; new thermostat 6 years ago and a full service every 6-8 months.
Never had a problem
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DaveB
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Take it for a drive now then and see if its any better
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shaunmods
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Originally posted by t8ssj
mine went to 105 temp before the fan kicked in always been like that it was fine for 30k and still going now.
but check oil water etc
Mine clicks in about the same temp as yours. Does need an oil change though which i need to do on night this week
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Mobby
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what im going to do is get the oil tonight fill it up, and as i do alot of miles ill check the colour of the water tomorrow and see if it gets any more darker, how much is a stat for the 16v?
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myke
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Originally posted by mobby
it's empty ffs
fill it up to the seam
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deano87
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My coolant looks similar to that. Also, after a long stint and I turn the engine off to say, get petrol then turn it back on, it makes all sorts of funky gurgling noises.
HG is fine. Not using coolant or oil. Let it get to the temp where the fan kicks in with no expansion tank cap on and still does it. The car sits at just about 90deg no problem.
Either you've got something wrong i.e. a part (not necessarily HG) or it just needed a top up.
Make sure you put a bit of new coolant in there. The GM stuff says it helps prevent overheating, as well as freezing etc
[Edited on 05-06-2008 by deano87]
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Mobby
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Originally posted by mobby
it's empty ffs
fill it up to the seam
mate its up to the seem im not a complete noob!!!
just you cant see it
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Mobby
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Originally posted by deano87
My coolant looks similar to that. Also, after a long stint and I turn the engine off to say, get petrol then turn it back on, it makes all sorts of funky gurgling noises.
HG is fine. Not using coolant or oil. Let it get to the temp where the fan kicks in with no expansion tank cap on and still does it. The car sits at just about 90deg no problem.
Either you've got something wrong i.e. a part (not necessarily HG) or it just needed a top up.
Make sure you put a bit of new coolant in there. The GM stuff says it helps prevent overheating, as well as freezing etc
[Edited on 05-06-2008 by deano87]
iv got a brand new bottle of coolant for motorbikes, doubt it will be the same but might be
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deano87
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I find it better to spend money on essential things for the car, i.e. oil, coolant & washer fluid before spending money on mods  I keep a 1 litre oil in my car
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myke
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Originally posted by mobby
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/7593/DSC02038.JPG
it's empty ffs
fill it up to the seam
mate its up to the seem im not a complete noob!!!
just you cant see it
Sorry if that's true, but it looks totally empty apart from a tiny pool at the bottom. I wouldn't have thought the outlet hole would be that visible if it were filled.
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Daniel_Corsa
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it looks totally empty apart from a tiny pool at the bottom. I wouldn't have thought the outlet hole would be that visible if it were filled.
I would have said the same tbh, if thats the bottle half full then the water looks pretty nice and clean as you can see the outlet!
Get the oil topped up and see if it runs any cooler, if not try changing the stat, try again!
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