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6th March 2014, 13:55
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Established Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
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Car(s): Saxò VTS 16v
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Air lock,help. (Solved)
Hello there,i think i've got an air lock in the bottom hose of the radiator and in the 3rd bleed valve near the suspension driver side,even though i opened all 3 of the bleed points,with the engine on,the coolant doesn't come out in any of the 3 points,instead lots of steam comes out of the 1st bleeding screw,the one at the top of the radiator,what i'm doing wrong?
Many thanks.
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6th March 2014, 14:02
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#2
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Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: wolverhampton
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Car(s): saxo vtr mk2
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mine did this i just give car a little rev then coolant started to come out
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6th March 2014, 14:45
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Car(s): Saxò VTS 16v
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I tried that,doesn't change anything,steam comes out even faster,i suspect that before there was just normal water,i drained it completely from the top hose and bottom one but i don't know how or if it could cause this problem.
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6th March 2014, 15:53
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: United Kingdom (England)
Posts: 7,064
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Are you using a header tank to raise to the water level?
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6th March 2014, 16:10
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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Car(s): Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
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You arent supposed to bleed it with the engine running. Fill it up from cold using a header tank with all the bleeds open then lock them off in sequence with the rad first, then stat then the rear one by the engine mount when water flows in a steady stream. Leave the header tank in and run the car, keeping the water in the header tank higher than the heater matrix level (about halfway up a 2l coke bottle with the bottom cut off).
Let the theromostat open and let the fan kick in then switch off and let the car cool fully, then remove header tank and top up if necessary.
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6th March 2014, 16:54
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Car(s): Saxò VTS 16v
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Solved this,i used an header tank,filled it with some coolant just above the rad cap then the coolant started to come out of the first bleed valve on the rad,then did the other 2 in sequence.
Thanks for the help.
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