hi there can u help my ford galaxy 52 dti is over heating when go up to 70 and more i have had it in garage and had new cambelt and water pump i have got my run on pump all working lovely i have had head checked 2 times and all ok i have checked all pipes all ok now the garage are saying its the rad blocked i have seen so many on here who have done the rad and sill the same what do i do and the thermostat bin done too y are all the galaxys doing this thanks for any help
The more an engine overheats the more rusty sediment will be passed around the system so yes it's likely the radiator could be blocked but it's more likely to have head or gasket problems.
The fact you have had problems with the run on pump not working by itself would not cause it to overheat but does have a knock on effect E.G hot spots after switch off which is known to cause premature gasket failure and head distortion as well as poor rear heater circulation and incorrect operation of booster heater.
You say head has been checked and is OK? how have you come to this conclusion.
Try this, with engine cold and coolant on the MAX line and with cap removed start engine and observe coolant bottle can you see coolant returning to the bottle via the small tube at the top of bottle? you should see a small amount returning, any air circulating through the system will also be ejected through this tube into the bottle,
If the level of the coolant starts to rise and spill out then you most likely have HGF.
hi there thanks for geting back to me right i have toped up water to the max left the cap of i run it to i got to 90 the water was comeing out of the pipe at the top but not loads just like fast splurts not runing constant and at start a few air bubbles then they all went and i keep runing it too hot then i put the cap back on and left it i had head tested 2 time with siff test it says ok thanks
hi there any one have any more iders this car is a night mer but i just love the car what do i do the top hose on rad gets hot but the bottom one dont so this may say its the rad or not thanks
Hi
I have just had similar problem on a toyota engine.
garage cant find leaks etc.
I took out thermostat, flushed out engine
with hose, ran it again for a day
then reverse flushed from bottom hose
now running cooler but have not got thermostat in.presume some where is silted up.
worth a try I suppose
Blue metal
hi thanks for help i have put some rad flush in to see if that helps then i am going to flush just the rad out then i dont no hope this works thanks
fingers crossed
cost me Ã,£3500 for replacement engine (new) and radiator
last year and here we go again!
mind you old engine had done 300,000miles
blue metal
hi just an update about the over heating if any more idears out there i have had radiator off it looks ok water runs through it good so i have run the car too it gets hot the bottom pipe going to radiator sill cold so fans not coming on but as soon as i let some air and a bit water comes out of the cap then this pipe and rad gets hot then fans come on but but u wood this this was a air lock but it sill not sort it it will sill over heat then bottom pipe cold agen how can this be and when i leave it all night then open cap i sill have pressure in it is this right thanks for any more help
I think your just putting off the inevitable, get a second opinion go to a garage the specialises in the TDI these are classic symptoms of head gasket/cylinder head failure
hi just an update had car looked at agen and they have said it has a crack in the head and they are sorting price out for me do u no if i have this done will the car last ok after its bin done its got 140 so not many miles for this car thanks
No reason why it shouldn't if it's done properly.
hi thanks justing waiting for price now if its cracked i have some one who got a head for Ã,£50 do u think i am beter of to get that or geting my one fixed if can thanks
If the head has penetrating cracks it will need replacing, if the surface is uneven or badly corroded it can be refaced (skimmed) depending on how bad it is.
Your local engine repair/engineering shop will be able to advise what's required.
hi thanks for your help my car is all done it was the head gasket gone done 100miles in it and its back to a lovely car lets hope it lasts thanks
hi i have just taken car out for my first time and i have no turbo but it is not over heating so back to garage agen dont no whats up with it now