Roylewaa Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 Cheers mate, yes if it does it again the rad was going to be the next thing I tried I've done over 200 miles since replacing the stat, and so far so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrob9999 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Leave it stood still for ages and see if it overheats that a good test on rad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roylewaa Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 I have a few times and all good, It was in the test centre aswell the other day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roylewaa Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Well the saga continues:(In traffic yesterday and I glance at the temp gauge and it just past half, pulled over and checked expansion bottle which is about a centimetre over max, rad fan is running Sat with it idling for a few minutes and the temp gauge kept on climbing and when it went above 3/4 I heard the rad fan go into overdrive but still the gauge doesn't come down, only when I put the interior heaters on full did it start to come downThis morning I checked the rad amd I couldn't see any coolant, so I popped of the expansion tank and it took everything in there to fill the rad back upI'm clearly loosing it from somewhere and for some reason it's filling the expansion tank and not taking it back into the rad when it's neededI can smell coolant in the car and when at idle with no blowers on I can hear the heater matrix gurgling with a rushing water sound I'm starting to think classic honda hg faliure symptoms although this morning I had it running for neirly an hour with the rad cap off and front jacked up and the coolant stayed in the neck of the rad with no bubbles or drama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiNK43 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Leaky matrix?? Smelling coolant In The car screams it.It happens.You can see the bottom of the matrix just with a torch In the passenger footwell. Pull the carpet back and check it out. Gutted you've still got problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roylewaa Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 I know it's been fine for a while now I hope but don't hope it's the matrix if you know what I meanThe mrs asked me to turn the blowers off yesterday as the smell was making her feel sick, hot coolant and pregnancy don't mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKH25 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Damn, thought this was sorted, does sound like it might be the matrix though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roylewaa Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Since I had it running with the front up in the air it seems to have calmed down touch wood, still up to the neck in the rad and no more gauge creeping up so farSitting in mcdonalds drive through I was concentrating on the gauge so much I messed up my order:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiNK43 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Oh no you didn't accidentally ask for Ronald McDonalds special sauce on everything did ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roylewaa Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 No, nothing as bad as that:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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