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| Author: | wilki91 [ Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Overheating HELP!! |
Rite, i have a 1.4 zetec in my fiesta and it keeps overheating Iv changed the temperature sensor and the water levels are rite Also the pressure cap on the intercooler The fan is cutting in at the rite point too It still overheats! Can anyone help? Cheers 
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| Author: | TANGO [ Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Overheating HELP!! |
What symptoms are you classing as overheating? |
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| Author: | wilki91 [ Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Overheating HELP!! |
Temp gauge dial is going round to red Some sort of boiling and spitting sound A lot of steam from header tank |
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| Author: | DanFraser [ Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Overheating HELP!! |
Try taking the cap off the header tank, then run the engine from cold, see any bubbling? If you're brave also squeeze some hoses and see if there's bubbling, could be a sign of an airlock. The radiator could also be blocked. |
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| Author: | - Danny Boy - [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Overheating HELP!! |
Get a new cap for the expansion tank too if that doesnt work ^^^ |
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| Author: | wilki91 [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Overheating HELP!! |
Will do cheers you lot! I know that the intercooler pipe is stone cold so maybe there is some sort of blockage 
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| Author: | si-george [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Overheating HELP!! |
intercooler ? 1.4 zetec turbo ? |
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| Author: | 32coupe [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Overheating HELP!! |
if you got cold pipe sounds like a blockage have you checked in you oil filler cap for any gunk could be blown head gasket any steam smoke out of exhaust? |
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| Author: | - Danny Boy - [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Overheating HELP!! |
Check thermostat mate 
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| Author: | wilki91 [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Overheating HELP!! |
There is no gunk in the oil Yeah a bit of smoking out of the exhaust but nothing other than normal Thermostat has been checked too
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| Author: | 32coupe [ Sat Feb 26, 2011 4:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Overheating HELP!! |
If you can disconnect the pipe that is cold start the engine give it gentle revs and see if water cones out the pipe but becarefull an only try when engine is cold |
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| Author: | Tonwah [ Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Overheating HELP!! |
Is the water cerculating? If not sounds like a fubar'd water pump, |
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| Author: | fiestasiphil [ Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Overheating HELP!! |
probably cooked the headgasket now anyway is the water level going down? |
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