Bianca xud GT20

[padge]

ever since I got it, its used water, and its gradually got worse, also, with the rad cap on it pressures up, and its now started going to 95c, and the heaters go cold, it did this last time when the thermostat died, so I put a new one in and it sorted it, but I have to top the rad up every 2-3 days with a kettle full of water..

[Teddy]

Head gasket ?

[padge]

sounds like it ted, why else would it pressure up?? its had a brand new matrix too, so cant be that, temps almost always 95c.

[Anton]

Been worse since the GT20 fitted?

[Teddy]

Could be a crack in head

[padge]

GT20 isn't fitted anton.

[Chris_90]

The gt20 will defo finish it off that's for sure if you fit it that is, get headgasket done first and arp headstuds why your at it

[padge]

f*ck ARP headstuds, I know one or two people running a gt20, with normal headbolts

[Anton]

Who Padge?

[padge]

I cant remember who it was, but its someone on here for deffo, seen them say there using normal valeo and normal headbolts.

[Anton]

Hmmm not sure who that is then.

[padge]

think it was ricky?

also did chris with the estate and 2056 run arp or not?

[Anton]

Ahhh yeah I think so actually. But afaik it was only ever running low boost and possibly not set up right.

[padge]

think he got it running 25psi, he tried at 30 for a few times but the turbo kept popping, ill be happy with 25psi tbh.

[sam]

Ahh man not good news dude, Hopefully an easy fix chap,

[Danny2009]

Sounds like gasket mate mine was doing it :/

[padge]

thinking same danny.

[Piggy]

Im running gt2056 with std studs n valeo...
1.5bar n only issue is turbo flutter from crappy standard inlet/exhaust mani n head...been at that for a good 4k

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N yea, sounds like HG

[padge]

looks like a sneaky rebuild then...

[Danny2009]

Not take long to do

[padge]

does when you have about 70p to your name lol.

[Danny2009]

Yea that could slow you down a bit like :/

[Tom]

Weilding the spanners costs you nothing...

[padge]

Parts cost though, anyway..

Removed thermostat and put the rad cap back on, and it runs fine now, no pressure or high temp, put the 5 week old thermostat in some boiling water and it did nothing! so looks like new thermostat is needed.

[Tom]

Hahahaha piece of shit!! Thats a good result to be fair

[padge]

Yeah, im still gathering bits for a rebuild though this months going to be hard, need to pay for my plate swapping over, and tax too, nevermind!

[padge]

Well put a new thermostat in and rad cap back on and it goes straight to 90-95c cold heaters and pressures up..

[Sambarker]

Thermostat out again then! They sell 12v heaters at halfords!

[padge]

Haha ill do the head, I take it thats whats wrong

[Danny2009]

got to be head lad if stats good