urgent help! Cooling system problems. |
urgent help! Cooling system problems. |
Oct 24, 2012 - 1:26 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 16, '11 From Australia, Vic, Portland Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I recently had my Celica with a 5sfe taken in to get a new radiator. problem being now is i think there is air traped inside. Tried Numerous times to bleed it.. what happens is when i take the car for a long drive and shut it down it dumps about a litter of coolant out the expansion tank and it also dose sometimes when the car is running.. Temp is normal according to the gauge and the car runs fine otherwise. I've taken it back to the mechanics and they failed to fix the problem. What's worse is i had plans to go on holidays and drive this car there. witch is less than a week away!
My bleeding procedure is the following so correct me if Im wrong. Turn the heater to full hot. (fans off). Start the car with the rad cap off. using a small funnel wedged in there i top off the radiator. I then rev the car as it seems to help purge the air out. Wait for the bubbles to stop and shut the car off and refit the rad cap. please help. |
Jul 25, 2013 - 11:00 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '08 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
complicated bleeding proceedures is bull****, fill the f*cker up. go for a drive, the air should get pushed out the rad cap anyways. then let the system cool down and suck the coolant back in, set your reservoir level to the correct markings and then observe every time the engines back to cold, it should keep the same level in the reservoir
if your reservoir is filling up and blowing out coolant at all then for sure you have a blown head gasket always use genuine toyota radiator cap too, dont buy the cheap one, its not just a cap, its got the release spring **** in it. china ones either dont seal or dont release after a short time -------------------- Mike W
1996 Toyota Celica ST205 GT-FOUR GT2860RS turbine, TiAL mvr44, JE 86.5φ piston, Clutchmasters FX400, APEX P-FC 269awhp / 273ft-lbs |
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