After last sunday driving 4 miles mine did the same i have one of Haydn`s ESTC/Combo
alarms fitted high temp alarm came on annd bongo guage started to rise so i pulled over to find fans running and coolant coming out of expansion bottle. let it cool topped up the bottle with no heater.bloody cold.
Managed to get home & thinking i had got air in some how i set about bleeding up till the bottom hose got hot all went well every thing was fine until the cap went on the bottle and on a short test drive it did it again.
Waited while monday and had a long talk with Haydn on the phone decided to fit a stat {cheapest bit} changed all the coolant bled again and all went well untill cap fitted. Chucked it out again. More Talk With Haydn decided as a hopefull jesture fit a new water pump. did this wed fully bled every thing went ok
drove 4 miles thought we had sussed it. Let it cool down checked all levels an collant level was up near top of bottle. thought this was due to expansion. Set off again on a short test drive got 2 miles alarm on temp guage started to rise heater went cold stopped and low n behold coolant being chucked out the bottle.
Oh well Shit Happens. AA now transporting to Ian Taylor In Staffs for a Head/ Gasket or head. We tried the cheapest bit s first.
I will keep u posted.
Thanks again to Haydn for all his help. just hope the alarm saved the head n its just a gasket.
As famous jap man said All That Rises Is Not Good
If any one wants a second hand water pump pm me with a cheap offer
John Lee
