Recent content by hattochr

Hi guys hope someone can help me. My central locking is playing up. key fob had the battery replaced since then it wont work correctly. The fob is a 2 button type. I have to open the car with the key then the alarm goes off. This will reset after an age of pushing the fob buttons. Its getting...

Ok filled her full with water with the expantion tank unscrewed and held up high so shouldn't be any air in the system! Started her up water out of expantion tank again went for a drive around 10 miles. temp went up to just over half way then sat there. Checked radiator when i got back hot at...

I have taken the thermostat out and that looks to be knackered. Tried putting it in boiling water and it didn't open! Ran the car for 30 mins when it first started it spat water from the expansion tank again then when it found it's level she ticked over and temp gradually went up to 1/3 and sat...

Right chaps replaced the bunds with brass ones filled the system with water from the thermostat housing. The system then proceeded to blow the water out from the exspansion tank? One quick question and i may sound stupid but when filling the water should i have the engine running or car off...

Yeh thanks for the info mate. I went to take the bungs out and the thermostat housing one the top just pulled off! Looks like its been knackered some time which has probably been letting water out of it. Or it could have been letting air in? Ive ordered some brass replacements just hope thats...

Yeh sorry 2.5td engine!

Hi my 1996 disco overheated yesterday and spilled water out of the resevoir. There wasn't however loads of water under the car but the system was empty and took 9ltr to fill. Could it be that the water was just low? Let it cool overnight and been to check today. No signs of water in the oil...