Technical Coolant change

[Pandarus]

Hi guys

Anyone on who can help me with a coolant change on a late Panda M Reg?

Haynes manual says it will take 8 pints but we can only get about 6 pints in.

The heater is also not working and we cannot get a bleed at the heater which now does not seem to work. CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE!!!

Cheers

MARTIN

 

[Pandarus]

Had a blockage....think ok now!

 

[Pandarus]

All good now, I can confirm that I can warm me toots once again. Result.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Good good. Glad to hear Martin

Did you find the two bleed locations. One on the rad, and the other in pipe near matrix?

 

[Pandarus]

Good good. Glad to hear Martin

Did you find the two bleed locations. One on the rad, and the other in pipe near matrix?

Hi Jon, yes found 2 bleed locations but could only get the water around the system when i gave the engine some welly!

 

[CLXCraig]

Bleed location near matrix!? where is that

Mines leaking now... but nothing feels wet.

I can only think that its condensation dripping of the rad form warm when being parked up late at night... or perhaps thats too optimistic.

 

[purple haze]

There is a plastic screw in the hose that enters/exits the matrix...usually just as it disappers behind the sound proof stuff..

 

[urchin]

not all pandas had the bleed point near the heater best way if you have draind all the coolent out is to start the engine, put the heater on the hottest setting (to open the valve) and get it blowwing onto the screen then fill the radiator 9 times out of ten this will stop you getting an air lock (heater cold) if it is cold hold on a few rev's for a few mins with the rad cap off this should force the air out.

 

[Pandarus]

not all pandas had the bleed point near the heater best way if you have draind all the coolent out is to start the engine, put the heater on the hottest setting (to open the valve) and get it blowwing onto the screen then fill the radiator 9 times out of ten this will stop you getting an air lock (heater cold) if it is cold hold on a few rev's for a few mins with the rad cap off this should force the air out.

This worked for me.

My CLX has the bleed point near the matrix but it is tucked away so you have to have a hunt for it! My old 750 did not have this.

I was really relieved I got it all working again as I was convinced something was wrong with my heater and was worried that I would have to face the winter with a cold car. Have to say the heater in my CLX is normally not too bad at all.

 

[purple haze]

Your CLX craig should have the plastic screw.....I think???...as urchin says, if not, do the heater thing....to be honest i do that as well as the plastic screw.

 

[CLXCraig]

Your CLX craig should have the plastic screw.....I think???...as urchin says, if not, do the heater thing....to be honest i do that as well as the plastic screw.

looked yesterday and couldnt find one. remember i have one of the "inbetweener" ones thats mix and match new and old.

Did the heater thing when changing the coolant few weeks back and i get hot air out so i think all is

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

There is a plastic screw in the hose that enters/exits the matrix...usually just as it disappers behind the sound proof stuff..

:yeahthat:

Interesting about them not all having the bleed nipple in pipe. I thought it was only the 4x4's that didn't as they had self bleeding systems, as all 9 (or is it 10 ) of the Panda's that we've had, except the 2 4x4's, had these in place, and they range from 1989 2wd's to 1993 2wd's.

 

[Avanti500]

I just changed my coolant too. Now I'm having problem's getting rid of an air lock. It's on a 4x4 by the way so no bleed screw's in any hose's. I have poured the coolant in very slowly until it flows from the small hose between radiator and header tank. So I would say that is bled. But now the car runs between 5 and 10 degrees hotter than normal. I can also hear the air in the system as a sort of rushing/hissing noise from within the radiator. I have even done a block test for combustion gases in the coolant because I was paranoid about my cylinder head gasket. So has anybody got any ideas as to how to get the air out of the system?

 

[CLXCraig]

loosen one of the hoses and squeeze it so theres a small gap.. air might escape from there. stuck ont his one if theres no bleed screws

 

[Pandarus]

I just changed my coolant too. Now I'm having problem's getting rid of an air lock. It's on a 4x4 by the way so no bleed screw's in any hose's. I have poured the coolant in very slowly until it flows from the small hose between radiator and header tank. So I would say that is bled. But now the car runs between 5 and 10 degrees hotter than normal. I can also hear the air in the system as a sort of rushing/hissing noise from within the radiator. I have even done a block test for combustion gases in the coolant because I was paranoid about my cylinder head gasket. So has anybody got any ideas as to how to get the air out of the system?

Would high revs help? As mentioned above, this worked for me.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

:yeahthat:

Just drive it, and keep topping it up until it needs filling no more. This then means that all the air is out