corsa120
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HIYA last year i blew my head gasket thats when i decided to tune to engine why it was stripped lol but the problem is i had it repaired at vauxhall and since it has been done the coolent resovoir is allways empty when the engine is cold except for bout 1/2" of fluid but if i drive for say 10 minutes then check the resovoir it fills back up to normal level is this normal as its bugging me ??????? when should the coolent be checked hot or cold??? my gasket is not gone because car runs mint does not over heat, no gunge in my oil, no oily film in the resovoir so it is normal???? checked for leaks and had the gasket checked to? cheez
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Mikorsa16v
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water expands when it gets hot mate as the coolant will run about 90oC its not surprising the coolant comes back upto normal level -mine does this.
coolant should be checked when cold
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corsa120
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yes but say i went out now popped the bonnet there will be hardly any coolant in the resovoir say 1/2" of coolant, but if go out and drive for 10 minutes then pop the bonnet open the resovoir it will fill back up 2 normal max/min mark
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Mikorsa16v
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the rim which is half way down? is that the one u mean? cos thats where my coolant is when cold
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Mikorsa16v
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well just under
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corsa120
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no i mean 1/2" of the bottom of the actual bottle
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Mikorsa16v
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top it up to min then when cold and see what that it like when hot :/ not sure completely what u mean
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corsa120
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right lets start again at the moment there is no coolant in my bottle apart from a little bit when the engine is cold eg not started!!! but if i run my car round the block and then open the bottle up the coolant goes up2 the minimum line , problem is should it not stay at the minimum line whether its hot or cold?????
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m4tt_c
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when its cold fill it up to the max line
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corsa120
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yeh but it then all sucks down in2 system so it goes back empty then if i drive it for a few miles re-open the bottle it will fill back up
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Mikorsa16v
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keep fillin it upto in between min and max when the engine is cold
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corsa120
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i have bin but it still sucks down in2 the system
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