Odd problem

[aaronshort]

right, when i drive the car the temperature goes up from 80 to 110 sometimes just randomly, usually getting hotter the faster i go which is odd, and theres coolant leaking from the right bottom of the rad i think, whats up?

[Niall]

Sounds to me like your getting air in there as the water is leaking out. Get that leak fixed and that should solve your problem

[aaronshort]

where do you think its leaking from?

[Jimbo]

Well you said bottom of rad so a guess its there ........

[Grant]

Well you said bottom of rad so a guess its there ........

[pugjohn306]

Fill the leak use abit of rad weld for now shitty stuff but will stop the leak burp your rad after leak has stopped get all the air out then go for a drive if the probblem is still there it aint a leaky rad

[Jonny81191]

DO NOT USE RADWELD!!

It's F*cking horrid stuff.

Just buy a new rad and be done with.

[aaronshort]

well i used stopleak, and it has caused the most random things, at first it was ok on the driveway and when i got to gym, then leaked a little on the way to asda, on the way from asda to home it overheated the stop light came on and i pulled over, after that it was ok, i drive to work and back and its fine.
drive it today it was okay, then i drove to a birds house and its pissed coolant everywhere when i got there, then when i drove home it got a little hot and but only leaked abit.
Given up, im changing the rad tomorrow, got a second hand one of ebay

[Piggy]

I gota decent petrol rad if needs be...radweld sucks.

[aaronshort]

WHY DO YOU NEED TO HAVE 3 DIFFERENT FITTING TYPES ON THE SAME RAD DESIGN YOU f*cking FROGS

rad i bought was broken, so had to order from gsf, bottom hose is rusted through at the fitting too, gonna try and bodge that because i aint paying 50 quid for a hose

[pugjohn306]

WHY DO YOU NEED TO HAVE 3 DIFFERENT FITTING TYPES ON THE SAME RAD DESIGN YOU f*cking FROGS

rad i bought was broken, so had to order from gsf, bottom hose is rusted through at the fitting too, gonna try and bodge that because i aint paying 50 quid for a hose

lol i think they changed fittings every time they brought a new phase out lol......see howmuch piggy wants for his rad mate...

[kingy]

Crack a egg in it. Worked for my dad once.

[aaronshort]

i would of had piggy's but i need the car sorted before work on friday so i had to order in a new one from gsf.

[pugjohn306]

Crack a egg in it. Worked for my dad once.

Crist thats an old trick lol...

[aaronshort]

anyone got a neat trick for getting the bottom hose on? its the circlip fitment, i cant get it fully on so it wont hold water