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vauxtillidie

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Registered: 27th Dec 02
Location: Manchester Drives: Cav turbo/Corsa C20XE
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25th Jul 04 at 10:19

heres a pic of the front of my car

obviously theres no grill so not alot of air getting to the radiator when moving, got standard corsa rad and fan in, standard thermostat (new).
it runs at almost 100 degrees when driving round town stopping starting etc but on the motorways at higher speeds it gets hotter quite quickly, the fan is on constantly too.

it dont overheat as such as ive done bout 200 miles on a motorway and it was fine but just running at over 100 degrees which im sure will damage it after a while.

just wondering has anyone else got this prob with the same bumper as mine, obvious answer would be to cut hole in grill or change bumpers but just seeing if theres anything else like different rad or somethin b4 i do that.

Cheers, Chris

ps, part from this prob its the best mod i ever done

Adam-D

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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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25th Jul 04 at 10:30

right first up check theres no air locks and the thermostat is working

next i cant remeber his name in here but he had same problem and ended up altering the kit to allow for more air to enter the engine bay

vauxtillidie

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Registered: 27th Dec 02
Location: Manchester Drives: Cav turbo/Corsa C20XE
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25th Jul 04 at 10:34

thermostat is brand new recently so shud be fine, it runs cooler sat still at the lights for example. im guessin it is the bumper as even when i had a 1.2 in there it made it run hotter but the xe is even worse.

i did the f50 vent cus i thought it mite help but that didnt do much!

ainsley_brader

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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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25th Jul 04 at 10:49

Just change or modify the bumper it doesnt sit right with the line of the bonnet anyway!

Adam-D

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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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25th Jul 04 at 11:01

dj rocky
this was his before

and after

with the centre cut out and a grill fitted

Adam-D

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Location: Cheshire
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25th Jul 04 at 11:03

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=158419

starkie

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Registered: 1st Jul 03
Location: Leslie, Fife
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25th Jul 04 at 12:16

run the car on demineralised water this should get you down a few degrees as it removes more heat due to being pure water and contains no minerals

BeArDy

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Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
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25th Jul 04 at 14:34

as said check for me air locks
take thermostat out so water flow isent restricted and can get around quicker.
buy after market multi blade fan ( about £80 but well worth it) and fit it on a switch

Jill

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Registered: 8th Jun 01
Location: Aylesbury, BUCKS
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25th Jul 04 at 14:44

On my car my front bumper doesn't let a lot of air through either (shit pic but hey!):

And even with small vents on the bonnet and wings my engine still got too hot for my liking...

Anyways, with my new engine being fitted (still a C20XE btw) I also needed new oil cooler pipes as the old ones were leaking like a bastid, and Aylesbury Vauxhall also fitted me a new thermostat too. Since then my oil temperature has been "normal".

JILL

Mikorsa16v

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Registered: 2nd Sep 02
Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex
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25th Jul 04 at 18:51

buy a pipercross cold air feed and put it in your bumper

lee mitchell

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Location: kent...drive's: eveyones conversion cars hard lol
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25th Jul 04 at 19:42

go to a spares shop that sells motaquip parts are buy a fan switch. part number vfr245 i think. its for a fiat but goes in the corsa. cuts the fan in at 94

Matt H

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25th Jul 04 at 20:46

where does that fan fit lee???

dont vaux do a differant coolant tank which uses 2 hoses instead of 1? i heard that fitting 1 of these helps too

Greg_M

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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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25th Jul 04 at 20:49

buy a cool runing theromostat, bout £25 from LMF, and as beardy says a multi blade fan

vauxtillidie

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Registered: 27th Dec 02
Location: Manchester Drives: Cav turbo/Corsa C20XE
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25th Jul 04 at 21:30

cheers for replys everyone, lots of ideas to try. the fan sounds good but pricey, already using the header tank with 2 inlets

J da Silva

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Registered: 10th Apr 03
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25th Jul 04 at 21:32

buy a pair of twin kenlow fans, position them behind your rad, should keep it cool enough, kenlow have a site somewhere do a search

Adam_B

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Location: Lancashire
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25th Jul 04 at 22:09

i use a diesel rad, tis huuuge

Ian

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25th Jul 04 at 22:26

I need to buy a rad for mine, are all the diesel ones the same Adam?

Matt H

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25th Jul 04 at 22:31

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
I need to buy a rad for mine, are all the diesel ones the same Adam?

thought yours was a gsi & not an c20xe??

or is this for a secret car?

[Edited on 25-07-2004 by matt h]

lee mitchell

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Registered: 26th Jan 01
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25th Jul 04 at 22:34

its the fan switch and it boltsin the bottom of the rad. i reckon u will already have a header tank with 2 inlets

quote:
Originally posted by matt h
where does that fan fit lee???

dont vaux do a differant coolant tank which uses 2 hoses instead of 1? i heard that fitting 1 of these helps too

Adam_B

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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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25th Jul 04 at 22:50

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
I need to buy a rad for mine, are all the diesel ones the same Adam?

no, dead easy to fit tho. The big hose nearest to the timing gear is at the bottom on the diesel rad as apposed to the top, so you just need to buy or make a rad pipe for there.

Adam_B

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25th Jul 04 at 22:59

oh and i had to remove all that rubbishy thin plastic from around the old rad

5door_jon

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Registered: 23rd Apr 04
Location: tyldesley manchester
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25th Jul 04 at 23:39

cut some holes in the plastic wheel arch liners and run a few cold air feeds from there to the engine bay
easy!

Greg_M

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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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26th Jul 04 at 10:30

quote:
Originally posted by 5door_jon
cut some holes in the plastic wheel arch liners and run a few cold air feeds from there to the engine bay
easy!