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5th February 2007, 19:15
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L-plater
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: plymouth United Kingdom (England)
Posts: 87
Car(s): saxo vtr,lowered 35mm powerflow cat
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radiator help
my saxo vtr seems to always run hot,will a bigger radiator fit.say off of a xsara vtr/vts?
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5th February 2007, 23:03
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Wolverhampton
Posts: 3,000
Car(s): MK1 VTR TURBO
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it may be a faulty temp sensor on the radiator as my car seems to be rather high
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5th February 2007, 23:12
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Hull (England)
Posts: 18,709
Car(s): 1.6 vtr
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you sure its not temp sensor or thermostate
how hots hot
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6th February 2007, 08:07
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Dartford Kent
Posts: 5,251
Car(s): Pug 1007 HDi Sport (daily) / Abarth 500
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Whack a new Thermostate in just to be on the safe side not expensive about £12 of your english pounds and you can fit it yourself dead easy. Flush out the block and rad get some new anti freeze/summer coolant in there and take it from there.
Mite be worth give the rad a quick look over as they are prone to corsion. If your still running warm 3/4 or pretty much anywhere above 1/2 then get a dye test done this will show any exhaust gases in your coolant system ie possable Head Gasket.
I had loads of troble with mine too, one garage said head gasket done dye test somewhere else turned out to be thermo stuck closed £12 is better than £300
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6th February 2007, 10:57
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L-plater
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: plymouth United Kingdom (England)
Posts: 87
Car(s): saxo vtr,lowered 35mm powerflow cat
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it seems to always be over half,most of the time about 3/4,wasnt sure if it was normal or not,best place to get temp sensor?
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9th February 2007, 13:54
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Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 139
Car(s): saxo 1.1i desire SOLD and now have 03 VTR
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I had this problem. When I first got my car the temp dia wuld read ova half way and up to 3/4 of the way to the top. My fan kept getting stuck now and then so the car culdnt cool down quick enuf. check that. now when i run the car it aways stays around half way due to the fan not geting stuck try that.
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9th February 2007, 14:01
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Wakefield
Posts: 14,427
Car(s): Golf GT
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try bleeding the system as you might have an air lock, ive got a 106 GTI rad for sale PM me if you want it
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9th February 2007, 23:50
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Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: dewsbury
Posts: 142
Car(s): saxo vts
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hi do you get hot air from your heater in the car if not you might have a air lock or a hole in the rad mine did it and i needed a new rad hope this helps
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10th February 2007, 10:39
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L-plater
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: plymouth United Kingdom (England)
Posts: 87
Car(s): saxo vtr,lowered 35mm powerflow cat
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how much u want for ur gti rad?is it much different to the vtr rad?
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