18-04-2012, 10:17 PM
Is this because the headgasket has gone/heads cracked? ..Pressurising the coolant and thus painting the bay orange?
My car doesn't overheat, infact i have a 'cooler' thermostat on that keeps temps at 73ish degrees. But if i reaaally rag it - the coolant starts steaming out of the expansion tank/rad area so i have to top up 0.5L every few days. Temp stays constant though and doesn't go over 90ish. Have checked the rad, no leaks (i think?) and the cap appears to seal well. If i drive steady off boost, say on a mway cruise, it uses fk all and is fine - no water evaporating. When it does steam, people at the lights give me horrified looks.. thinking my cars on fire! It might be a coincidence, but i think it started to do this not long after trying to jet wash the matrix pipes. Don't think it had anything to do with it though, apart from maybe causing a small hole in rad?
My engine bay has been orange for a while, so i guess i am a member of this team! yay :dance:
My car doesn't overheat, infact i have a 'cooler' thermostat on that keeps temps at 73ish degrees. But if i reaaally rag it - the coolant starts steaming out of the expansion tank/rad area so i have to top up 0.5L every few days. Temp stays constant though and doesn't go over 90ish. Have checked the rad, no leaks (i think?) and the cap appears to seal well. If i drive steady off boost, say on a mway cruise, it uses fk all and is fine - no water evaporating. When it does steam, people at the lights give me horrified looks.. thinking my cars on fire! It might be a coincidence, but i think it started to do this not long after trying to jet wash the matrix pipes. Don't think it had anything to do with it though, apart from maybe causing a small hole in rad?
My engine bay has been orange for a while, so i guess i am a member of this team! yay :dance:
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