The Toffinator Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Long story short, have had a small leak in the radiator for a bit or so now. car was losing a small bit of cooolant and had to top it up a little bit every few days. temperature is staying Normal. drove home tonight and its very cold outside, temperature was fine, then all of a sudden it was rising very fast, then it went off the scale. stopped for a few minutes and it went back down, drove for about 40secs and then it did the same, finally got home after 2 stops and checked the engine again. didnt seem too hot, radiator wasnt steaming etc, the only thing i noticed was a weird almost rattley noise, but the engine was the same as it always was, and it wasnt doing it all the time.Is the thermostat knakered? or the waterpump? Thanks guys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curtis Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 sound like your waterpump dude. if the stat was gone you wouldn't have a wierd rattle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lukEp Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 X2 water pump. Easy job though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted September 17, 2010 Author Share Posted September 17, 2010 Thanks guys, started thinking it was the engine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curtis Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 how long did it run making that noise bud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted September 17, 2010 Author Share Posted September 17, 2010 10minutes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted September 17, 2010 Author Share Posted September 17, 2010 Its not that loud, im told not to drive it which is common sense really! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curtis Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Its not that loud, im told not to drive it which is common sense really!yeah i would defo say not to drive it bud. if you took the rad cap off could you see if the water is still flowing. if so you shouldn't have done any damage to the engine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidAshton Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Shit curt, you own the red baron? Shanes old car? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curtis Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 yeah i do dude, i picked her up last week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidAshton Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 NICE!!! Shane told me it had gone to a good owner, looks mental on white rims get a thread up!Sorry for spamming this thread, but seriously dude, driving the car knowing the rad was leaking was just asking for trouble. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted September 17, 2010 Author Share Posted September 17, 2010 I know man i tried a thing of radweld, but i had to use it to get around and it wasnt losing much fluid! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Agree with David here, if you knew the rad was leaking you should of just replaced it. Was asking for trouble. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted September 18, 2010 Author Share Posted September 18, 2010 I know lads i know! but i cant buy a radiator with no money so i waited for payday and drove it as little as possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Its not that easy sometimes, how long did you drive on a frubarb engine till you rebuilt it? ^Pull it off the road and get it done buddy, throw a new thermostat on and some yummy hoses while your there = bosh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted September 18, 2010 Author Share Posted September 18, 2010 Thanks man, thats what will be happening this week hopefully! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Right, found out the problem was a blockage somewhere in the rad, and it was bone dry so thats why it overheated! the slight vibration, rattle was because it got that hot, thank god i only drove it for a short amount of time! went to the scrappys today and got a new lookign radiator for 25quid, so will get that on tomorow. once we filled the rad to the brim the car ran fine, and has been on a drive and its okay.Just going to take it steady, as i dont think its done any damage! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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