Hi,
Driving in to work this morning, suddenly got cold feet. Hmmm, the heaters blowing stone cold ... whassup. Glanced at the temp guage.
Into the red with the warning lamp lit!! I pulled over onto the verge, and suddenly the heater started working again and the temperature guage dropped back to normal. Wierd!
As I'd just passed a garage I turned back and popped the hood on the forecourt. Hand on the (empty) resevoir, I could feel the coolant boiling!! Left her for a few minutes, and then cracked the seal. Topped up with water and gave it another few minutes before cranking. Started and ran normally so continued to work. Bit nervous about this, so drove all the way in with the heater on MAX and the window down. Phew! Cozy!!
When I got to work I popped the hood again, and no sign of boiling, but definately a smell of coolant about the engine bay.
Any ideas? The level in the resevoir tank when I arrived at work was ok? No more signs of overheating, but I guess there's a leak somewhere!!
Cheers,
Ripface.
Driving in to work this morning, suddenly got cold feet. Hmmm, the heaters blowing stone cold ... whassup. Glanced at the temp guage.
Into the red with the warning lamp lit!! I pulled over onto the verge, and suddenly the heater started working again and the temperature guage dropped back to normal. Wierd!
As I'd just passed a garage I turned back and popped the hood on the forecourt. Hand on the (empty) resevoir, I could feel the coolant boiling!! Left her for a few minutes, and then cracked the seal. Topped up with water and gave it another few minutes before cranking. Started and ran normally so continued to work. Bit nervous about this, so drove all the way in with the heater on MAX and the window down. Phew! Cozy!!
When I got to work I popped the hood again, and no sign of boiling, but definately a smell of coolant about the engine bay.
Any ideas? The level in the resevoir tank when I arrived at work was ok? No more signs of overheating, but I guess there's a leak somewhere!!
Cheers,
Ripface.