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Old 15th October 2013, 14:56   #1
BrainKing
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Default Thermostat?

Battery was playing up recently i.e not turning over unless jump started.

Happened again today at work so i sat there for 20 mins in the car with it running then i see loads of steam under the bonnet. Lift it and its hot as hell and its leaked and sprayed a bit of anti freeze and water everywhere and leaked loads under the car.



Called AA and he got rid of the pressure by blowing some liquid out of this pipe which connects to the heater container what holds the water and he noticed that when he accelerates by touching the thing under the bonnet, the water rises in the container and when he stopped, it would sink again. And the water gets steaming hot and creates a lot of pressure under the cap hence the steam and liquid spraying a little bit.



He mentioned it could be the thermostat thats gone?



I have an MG ZT v6 engine car..2003..any idea if it is? And how much are we talking?

And the fan i think is ok cuz the heater in the aircon inside the car is good.

Garages are charging me 500....

This was yesterday btw. I drove to the garage and it seemed fine..started up straight away, garage is 10 mins away but the temp stayed on middle..still a thermostat issue?

Last edited by Dragrad; 16th October 2013 at 23:47.. Reason: consecutive posts
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