Just driven it 200 yds up road, very slowly and gently, sound is only when moving forward. It sounds like someone trying to badly play a trumpet, but metallic sounding for sure. Like something is rubbing against metal as another part rotates. I've made some recordings which seem to amplify the...

Hello all We have a FL2 SD4 2013 with just over 49,000 miles on it, FSH (maindealer) until we bought last spring (2019) and I've done the oil changes myself on it since. I've searched this forum and google for a problem experienced out of nowhere this morning. The car has been perfect since...

A sure fire way of getting water into the rad, to both sides of the stat and the block huh? this is the way I'm thinking of attacking it...

Any advice please on refilling a 4.6 V8 cooling system from empty, I drained down the system and now want to refill. Should I do it from the expansion tank only, or is there any value in additionally filling from areas like the top hose directly into the rad and block for example. I want to...

Thanks Teflon and Gav and everyone else who responds. Teflon, your overview helps. Gav has also given me alot of help and assistance. Car is all back together, minus coolant right now, got dark. By pure coincidence, 2 doors down, brother in law of the girl that lives there starts...

In the pan it opened maybe 6-7 mm as the bubbles started and it began to boil up!?

Ok... taken thermostat off. Ran water through radiator, came through clean, smooth no probs! Put thermostat in bowl of HOT tap water, boiled kettle, took thermo out and slowly poured boiling kettle water into back of thermostat (not the rad entry side, but the 3 pipes entry side) holding...

Little pipe definitely clear to expansion tank. Easy to test by squeezing top pipe, that shows water coming into expansion tank from the little pipe. Plus when its running there is constant flow. Bear in mind I have ONLY run the car for 5-7 mins 3 times since the expansion tank emptied due...

... the flow of coolant around the engine please? Im after the full flow details, i.e does the cool water come out the top or bottom of the rad (top makes sense compared to where thermostat is) As in my other threads, the system is perssurised, is it normal to overflow eventually from the...

Walton on Thames area. But I work close to Merton!! Will give them a call thanks. No, not taken it off, a job for when I get home tonight, but should I run round the block first or check out the thermostat in a hot saucepan beforehand?? What am I really looking for, how can I tell it's...

I felt the pipes coming out of rad and into/out of thermostat, not pressured and not that warm either. Only been running short periods as noticed this problem after car had been off road due to EAS needing reset and flat battery. Was giving it all a once over… Very nervous about it...

Oh yeah, top hose feels pressured, but not rock hard. Nor do any other hoses feel that hard, but they are hot, and the water with a finger dip feels very hot, but can't tell the actual temp, it steams a little from expansion tank.

They all flow out with the cap off? Is that right?? It does not run hot at all no, temp guage never goes above about 1mm to the left of center of the gauge. The pipe back from rad must be clear as it's flowing back into expansion tank. Radiator seems to be cool. I've only run the car...

Yeah it's a V8, and thanks for the offer - unfortunately we are 200 odd miles apart as im down in Surrey...

... for my 4.6HSE. Guys can anyone point me in the direction of where I can get one urgently. None of the motor factor places seem to stock, and im not that close to a stealer. Any idea of cost? Mail order options?? Basically, don't think mine is opening fully and it's back pressurising...

fook me, something else to try and sort. List is getting endless of niggly little bits. All doable with time, I just dont have any. Shame but it's gonna have to go. I need simple and reliable these days lol... Well at least the thermostat is easy to get to. Bleeding the whole system could...

Ok, battery hasn't drained and is strong - been on since Monday now. EAS however is just staying at max ride height, wont come down?? Dropped to ride height on a 15 min journey last night eventually, and I pumped it back to full when got home to see if it dropped over night. It hasn't and...

Nah, mine doesn't dance. Should I put the stereo on? Seriously tho, it's still sat, full ride height, haven't moved it. Battery still ok. All very odd.

Cheers guys. Kit looks straight forward enough. Pump was on about every 20-30 seconds. Came home tonight, pump on once for about 2 mins, and car was still sat at full ride height anyway.

Ok, starting a new thread on this, to keep it focussed and deal with the route cause of my recent problem. EAS has been reset, car now back to working ride heights. It's been sat at full height overnight and no drop in height on any airbag. BUT... when running the engine, the EAS pump comes...