dannymccann
Member
Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
|
Mixed opinions on the google search results, anyone care to enlighten me? Its just I may have run into this problem myself this morning.....
|
marklawton
Member
Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
User status: Offline
|
not coolant means it will just get very hot very quickly and over heat. have had it happen to me
|
Root
Member
Registered: 28th Dec 08
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by marklawton
not coolant means it will just get very hot very quickly and over heat. have had it happen to me
same and my head gasket went so it had to be replaced...basically make sure you have coolant because you could ruin the engine.
|
Richardhhha
Member
Registered: 29th Sep 07
Location: Croydon, Greater London
User status: Offline
|
no coolant as said above wil let your car get silly hot.. it can warp the head, melt gaskets, and in some savere cases ether crack bore liners or warp the block... good tip just plonk 2l or water into it if you have to drive a very short distance if not don't drive it at all till its fixed
|
alan-g-w
Member
Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
User status: Offline
|
Basically, the engine runs so hot that the oil can't keep lubricating parts. So the pistons could seize and/ or the headgasket fucks up.
|
dannymccann
Member
Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
|
Meh, ive ridden my bike about 5 times before checking the coolant today to find its about as dry as the sahara, did wonder why the fan on the radiator kept coming on . Ive got some generic antifreeze that I will mix with water, that do? Think its CarPlan, something like that.....
|
Root
Member
Registered: 28th Dec 08
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
Meh, ive ridden my bike about 5 times before checking the coolant today to find its about as dry as the sahara, did wonder why the fan on the radiator kept coming on . Ive got some generic antifreeze that I will mix with water, that do? Think its CarPlan, something like that.....
It will be fine a few times although you should never do it but you'll ruin your head gasket which could ruin the head.
I also thought that the radiator works on coolant so it won't work without coolant?
|
alan-g-w
Member
Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
User status: Offline
|
No, but as long as you're still moving along there's still air circulating around (and cooling) the engine.
[Edited on 07-08-2009 by alan-g-w]
|
Daveskater
Premium Member
Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
User status: Offline
|
Get it proper hot and weld the pistons to the edges of the cylinders, be reet 
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
|
Root
Member
Registered: 28th Dec 08
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
Get it proper hot and weld the pistons to the edges of the cylinders, be reet
|
dannymccann
Member
Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
|
Think im alright, radiator was full to the brim with coolant just the bottle was dry, filled it half way and its fine now
|
Daveskater
Premium Member
Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Root
quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
Get it proper hot and weld the pistons to the edges of the cylinders, be reet
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
|
