martin kane
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Think I just posted this in the wrong thread, I’ve just removed thermostat stuck in boiling water no movement whatsoever, anyway when I’m replacing coolant do I leave the cap off with the rad tank while engine is running
Technical 2010 1.1 panda timing
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Technical 2010 1.1 panda timing
They bleed very easily, if there's no problem with car, and you fill the system very slowly with both bleed screws open, shutting each as the coolant starts to flows out, radiator will be first
start the engine cap off, it may go down a bit, fill it Back to max
Let it idle until the thermostate opens and theres hot water in the radiator
Switch it off and let it cool
Put the cap back on, start the engine and run up to temperature
While hot and pressurised loosen the bleed screw on the heater pipe, some air will come out, then some bubbles, wait until the coolant is flowing out and tighten back up,bits saved to do this while it's hot as the volume is small
When cold check the level, don't take the radiator cap off,, while the coolant is hot
start the engine cap off, it may go down a bit, fill it Back to max
Let it idle until the thermostate opens and theres hot water in the radiator
Switch it off and let it cool
Put the cap back on, start the engine and run up to temperature
While hot and pressurised loosen the bleed screw on the heater pipe, some air will come out, then some bubbles, wait until the coolant is flowing out and tighten back up,bits saved to do this while it's hot as the volume is small
When cold check the level, don't take the radiator cap off,, while the coolant is hot
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martin kane
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I can only see one bleed screw and that’s the heater pipe
Yep it not easy to spot
Black on here but maybe white as well
Black on here but maybe white as well
martin kane
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Found it, so I just follow instructions for the one with heater
Yep either follow mine or fiats instructions both work
The important thing is to fill slowly so only a little air gets trapped, makes the rest a doddle
Leave both loose
Fill slowly untill coolant flows out of the the radiator one
Close it
Fill until it flows out of the heater one one then close it
There's a little one way valve built into the genuine thermostat, I have seen some eBay specials where it's missing, as long as the thermostat fitted is the same they self bleed very well without any trouble
The important thing is to fill slowly so only a little air gets trapped, makes the rest a doddle
Leave both loose
Fill slowly untill coolant flows out of the the radiator one
Close it
Fill until it flows out of the heater one one then close it
There's a little one way valve built into the genuine thermostat, I have seen some eBay specials where it's missing, as long as the thermostat fitted is the same they self bleed very well without any trouble
martin kane
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Ok, topped the expansion tank right up, ran engine for 30 minutes, temp gauge not going past the 1/4 mark, is that normal
martin kane
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This is killing me
Engine will struggle to get to temperature at idle at this time of year
Put the heater blower on 1 and hot, make sure it's blowing warm
Put some spare coolant in the boot
Take it for a drive, engine needs to do work
Keep checking it's never blowing cold, if it does stop immediately and top up
Should get to temperature in about 5-10 minutes
Put the heater blower on 1 and hot, make sure it's blowing warm
Put some spare coolant in the boot
Take it for a drive, engine needs to do work
Keep checking it's never blowing cold, if it does stop immediately and top up
Should get to temperature in about 5-10 minutes
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martin kane
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Ok everything appears to be running, thanks very much for your help koalar, if your ever in inverclyde let me know I owe you quite a few beers
Well done, in sorting it
It's relatively straightforward, once you done one, first one always a faff
But still it's fairly easy to mess up, on these later engines
We have seen on here, more than once, cars not running right or the engine light coming on
And that's straight after the cambelt been changed at a garage
It's relatively straightforward, once you done one, first one always a faff
But still it's fairly easy to mess up, on these later engines
We have seen on here, more than once, cars not running right or the engine light coming on
And that's straight after the cambelt been changed at a garage
martin kane
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So far so good, daughter said it’s like a new car, thanks again for the help
