Gareth F
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Registered: 16th Jan 08
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My water pump started leaking badly so i had that and my cambelt changed. But now the coolant bottle seems to over pressurise and boil out leaving residue down the bottle. It never done it before and the coolant system still works perfectly ie heats up, fan kicks in and temp goes down. Anyone else had this, thinking i should just get it rebled somewhere else. Any help or pointers would be great.
Thanks
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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Replace the cap!
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Gareth F
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Did pass my mind, has it happened to you?
Everytime ive opened the coolant cap before the coolant hasnt come up the bottle and pour out by itself like it done a month back.
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Sean-B
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Registered: 1st May 07
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Will more than likely have air in the system. Run the engine up to the fan kicks in. But with the cap of the header tank. The air should escape them
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Gareth F
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Done that so many times its not funny, squeezed the radiator pipes to move the bubble about. Theres no airlock at all 
I just want it sorted, might take it in and get a garage to redo the coolant and test the system.
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Ollie-Turbo
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It'll be your cap, it should be able to hold the pressure.
Get them to pressure test your cap and ill bet thats whats knackerd. 
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
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yea will be the cap mine help boiling over and pissing water out. Another cap sorted it out
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Gareth F
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A £5 cap will sort it 
Its normaly £350 style fix it, never my luck 
Will buy one and see how it goes, thanks people 
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