Hello. Yup, the heater has been working brilliantly, really hot after a while. I will read the posts on filling and air locks but the problem began before any flushing or coolant levels were tampered with. Prior to the first over-heat a few months ago the car had been running perfectly and...

Thanks again. I will take a look at the plugs tomorrow. I had read of `slipped liners` but thought this only happened to earlier models hence me buying a facelift model from 2000 to hopefully safeguard against this. The car runs perfectly apart from the temperature and pressure build up, the...

Thanks guys, a very good pointer. Would a blocked radiator give all the symptoms described and pressurize the system? I drained the system and flushed through after the first hiccup, it seemed to flow through pretty quick then, I can see how the Kseal might have blocked things though. The...

Apologies for my maiden post being a plea for help, and a long one! I have searched this excellent site and others to try and get a reasonably definitive answer to my P38 problem and so determine my next course of action but remain confused. If I can summarise whats happening and hope that some...