T25 Overheating

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  • #106347
    isaune
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    Hi there

    I’ve had this T25 for 3 months now and have had no problems at all until this weekend when it started overheating.

    Well – not exactly overheating – but the red light started flashing and the temp gauge settled at about three quarters – ie hot but not dangerous. That was on the motorway anyway – when there was plenty of air coming in.

    When I checked the coolant level recently, I noticed it was a bit low – not much – but it needed about a pint – so I put in neat antifreeze. This is because I was told by the previous owner that it had no antifreeze in it.

    Anyway, when the light came on I checked the levels in both the reservoir and the expansion tank and they looked fine.

    Also, I could hear the fan at the front coming on and off like normal so it’s not that.

    Reading in the manual last night, I noticed that the procedure for draining the cooling system includes “bleeding the radiator at the front”. Now I don’t particularly want to drain the system but I did wonder whether maybe the rad needs bleeding??

    Or does anyone have any other ideas please?

    If you agree with me about bleeding the rad – should the engine be running or not?

    And the manual mentioned something about a “bleed valve” in the engine compartment. Do I need to do anything with that or do I just need to open the bleed screw on the rad?

    Or am I barking up the wrong tree completely – any other ideas please?

    Grateful for any advice – as you can probably tell, I am a bit new to this game!!

    Thanks

    Ian

    #129830
    isaune
    Participant

    Hi people
    Obviously no-one’s

    Hi people

    Obviously no-one’s got any strong views on this one.

    I’m going to do some work on it in the morning.

    My plan is to get the engine running warm and then open the blled screw on the radiator and wait till water comes out and close it again.

    Then let it cool down and top up from the back if necessary.

    Then repeat the whole process (just for luck!!)

    Then go for a drive.

    Please – if anyone has any better ideas – let me know before tomorrow morning!!

    Thanks chaps

    Kind regards

    Ian

    #129834
    isaune
    Participant

    Hi people
    Obviously no-one’s

    Hi people

    Obviously no-one’s got any strong views on this one.

    I’m going to do some work on it in the morning.

    My plan is to get the engine running warm and then open the blled screw on the radiator and wait till water comes out and close it again.

    Then let it cool down and top up from the back if necessary.

    Then repeat the whole process (just for luck!!)

    Then go for a drive.

    Please – if anyone has any better ideas – let me know before tomorrow morning!!

    Thanks chaps

    Kind regards

    Ian

    #129835
    isaune
    Participant

    Hi people
    Obviously no-one’s

    Hi people

    Obviously no-one’s got any strong views on this one.

    I’m going to do some work on it in the morning.

    My plan is to get the engine running warm and then open the blled screw on the radiator and wait till water comes out and close it again.

    Then let it cool down and top up from the back if necessary.

    Then repeat the whole process (just for luck!!)

    Then go for a drive.

    Please – if anyone has any better ideas – let me know before tomorrow morning!!

    Thanks chaps

    Kind regards

    Ian

    #129837
    isaune
    Participant

    Hi people
    Obviously no-one’s

    Hi people

    Obviously no-one’s got any strong views on this one.

    I’m going to do some work on it in the morning.

    My plan is to get the engine running warm and then open the blled screw on the radiator and wait till water comes out and close it again.

    Then let it cool down and top up from the back if necessary.

    Then repeat the whole process (just for luck!!)

    Then go for a drive.

    Please – if anyone has any better ideas – let me know before tomorrow morning!!

    Thanks chaps

    Kind regards

    Ian

    #129840
    isaune
    Participant

    Hi people
    Obviously no-one’s

    Hi people

    Obviously no-one’s got any strong views on this one.

    I’m going to do some work on it in the morning.

    My plan is to get the engine running warm and then open the blled screw on the radiator and wait till water comes out and close it again.

    Then let it cool down and top up from the back if necessary.

    Then repeat the whole process (just for luck!!)

    Then go for a drive.

    Please – if anyone has any better ideas – let me know before tomorrow morning!!

    Thanks chaps

    Kind regards

    Ian

    #129841
    isaune
    Participant

    Hi people
    Obviously no-one’s

    Hi people

    Obviously no-one’s got any strong views on this one.

    I’m going to do some work on it in the morning.

    My plan is to get the engine running warm and then open the blled screw on the radiator and wait till water comes out and close it again.

    Then let it cool down and top up from the back if necessary.

    Then repeat the whole process (just for luck!!)

    Then go for a drive.

    Please – if anyone has any better ideas – let me know before tomorrow morning!!

    Thanks chaps

    Kind regards

    Ian

    #129844
    isaune
    Participant

    Hi people
    Obviously no-one’s

    Hi people

    Obviously no-one’s got any strong views on this one.

    I’m going to do some work on it in the morning.

    My plan is to get the engine running warm and then open the blled screw on the radiator and wait till water comes out and close it again.

    Then let it cool down and top up from the back if necessary.

    Then repeat the whole process (just for luck!!)

    Then go for a drive.

    Please – if anyone has any better ideas – let me know before tomorrow morning!!

    Thanks chaps

    Kind regards

    Ian

    #129843
    Darren
    Guest

    Hi Ian
    I don’t think there

    Hi Ian

    I don’t think there are a lot of T25 experts in this forum.
    Why not try these T25 specific forums. These guys should definitely be able to help. Hope all goes well.

    http://forum.club8090.co.uk/index.php

    http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/forumdisplay.php?f=71

    #129846
    Darren
    Guest

    Hi Ian
    I don’t think there

    Hi Ian

    I don’t think there are a lot of T25 experts in this forum.
    Why not try these T25 specific forums. These guys should definitely be able to help. Hope all goes well.

    http://forum.club8090.co.uk/index.php

    http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/forumdisplay.php?f=71

    #129850
    Darren
    Guest

    Hi Ian
    I don’t think there

    Hi Ian

    I don’t think there are a lot of T25 experts in this forum.
    Why not try these T25 specific forums. These guys should definitely be able to help. Hope all goes well.

    http://forum.club8090.co.uk/index.php

    http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/forumdisplay.php?f=71

    #129851
    Darren
    Guest

    Hi Ian
    I don’t think there

    Hi Ian

    I don’t think there are a lot of T25 experts in this forum.
    Why not try these T25 specific forums. These guys should definitely be able to help. Hope all goes well.

    http://forum.club8090.co.uk/index.php

    http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/forumdisplay.php?f=71

    #129852
    Darren
    Guest

    Hi Ian
    I don’t think there

    Hi Ian

    I don’t think there are a lot of T25 experts in this forum.
    Why not try these T25 specific forums. These guys should definitely be able to help. Hope all goes well.

    http://forum.club8090.co.uk/index.php

    http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/forumdisplay.php?f=71

    #129855
    Darren
    Guest

    Hi Ian
    I don’t think there

    Hi Ian

    I don’t think there are a lot of T25 experts in this forum.
    Why not try these T25 specific forums. These guys should definitely be able to help. Hope all goes well.

    http://forum.club8090.co.uk/index.php

    http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/forumdisplay.php?f=71

    #129856
    Darren
    Guest

    Hi Ian
    I don’t think there

    Hi Ian

    I don’t think there are a lot of T25 experts in this forum.
    Why not try these T25 specific forums. These guys should definitely be able to help. Hope all goes well.

    http://forum.club8090.co.uk/index.php

    http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/forumdisplay.php?f=71

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