Mobby
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I WAS OUT IN MY CAR TODAY AND I NOTICED THE CAR WAS RUNNING AT OVER 100 ON THE SCALED, HAS MY HEAD GASKET GONE? I KNOW IM LOW ON OIL, CAN THIS BE THE CAUSE?
ps sorry for caps, i havnt got time to re-wright it again
[Edited on 05-06-2008 by mobby]
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Jakey
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Head gasket is the most probable cause, check your oil and coolant.
Check around the head for oil or water.
Also take your oil and coolant caps off and if theres a whitey mayo substance.. Then yeah, its your HG 99% of the time
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Mobby
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iv already check for mayo on the oil cap, theres nothing there, i know my oils low but i havnt checked my coolant
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Jakey
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How come you havent topped your oil up then?
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K 5ive
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Thermostat? Air lock are the other things for that happening.
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drunkenfool
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Ummmm, i would say coolant would be the most obvious one to check! That first, then 2ndly make sure the fan is kicking in too
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DaveB
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Was the fan on?
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Jakey
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True, does your fan come on when it gets close to 100degrees?
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JonnyJ
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Im gunna go for coolant, if you havent topped up your oil recently im guessing this wont have been topped up either.
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Mobby
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quote:
Originally posted by Jakey
How come you havent topped your oil up then?
want to find out the right oil instead of chucking in any oil, also the fans defo kicking in, i heard it, and thought iv never heard it as loud as that before, thats when i noticed that it was running at a high temp
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Daniel_Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by mobby
I KNOW IM LOW ON OIL, CAN THIS BE THE CAUSE?
Get it topped up then!!!
Coolant level,
Thermostat not opening,
Rad fan not kicking in,
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DaveB
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If fan is working and its over 100deg then you've got some issues somewhere, lol
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Mobby
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quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
quote:
Originally posted by mobby
I KNOW IM LOW ON OIL, CAN THIS BE THE CAUSE?
Get it topped up then!!!
Coolant level,
Thermostat not opening,
Rad fan not kicking in,
i know, iv just been really busy, whats the grade i need?
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Mobby
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveB
If fan is working and its over 100deg then you've got some issues somewhere, lol
shit!
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Jakey
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quote:
Originally posted by mobby
quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
quote:
Originally posted by mobby
I KNOW IM LOW ON OIL, CAN THIS BE THE CAUSE?
Get it topped up then!!!
Coolant level,
Thermostat not opening,
Rad fan not kicking in,
i know, iv just been really busy, whats the grade i need?
10w/40 is fine
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myke
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probably 10w40.
where's the red line (temp) on a corsa?
running over 100deg might not necesarily be an issue, providing the system can maintain the pressure. the water wont boil under pressure. if the light comes on, then obviously be concerned.
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d128mat
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thermostat nakered???? not opening at the correct temp??
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Mobby
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thanks, and thanks everyone for the quick replys, im shocked, thought id have to get back to work by now
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pow
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Its illegal 
Seriously, do you know what can happen if you don't top an engine up with Oil? TBH if the oil isnt topped up then i'd hazard a guess that your coolant is low. Then theres the condition of everything else.
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Mobby
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well it was past 100, it was the next mark past 100
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fir3vip3r
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so the fan kicked it but no drop in temperature?
u havent had an engine change or anything have you?
check coolant levels etc.
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Mobby
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Its illegal
Seriously, do you know what can happen if you don't top an engine up with Oil? TBH if the oil isnt topped up then i'd hazard a guess that your coolant is low. Then theres the condition of everything else.
course i do, i topped it up with oil a week and a half ago, but drove back from london 100+miles with no oil cap on
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Mobby
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no engine change, and no fan didnt make it come down
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myke
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also what condition is the rad in?
i borrowed a mates saxo that was over heating and that was partly because the rad was rotten and had less than half of the cooling fins.
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Mobby
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its a 1999 model, fans not rotten, it cant be its also behind the air conditioning rad
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