Rushing water noise?

[T-Cut]

Originally Posted by admiralalcatraz

I think it has got some air in, just strange how it's only happened while sitting.

Coolant leaks out, air has to replace it. A 'rushing' noise indicates there's a large air bubble. You need to top up and drive it a few miles. My 1.8T bleeds itself simply by letting the engine run and adding coolant as appropriate. I've never yet opened the official bleed valve. Yours may vary. Get a Haynes manual and follow his instructions if you don't know the routine, it's trivially simple. Oh, find and fix the leak, that's vital.


TC

[admiralalcatraz]

Originally Posted by T-Cut

Coolant leaks out, air has to replace it. A 'rushing' noise indicates there's a large air bubble. You need to top up and drive it a few miles. My 1.8T bleeds itself simply by letting the engine run and adding coolant as appropriate. I've never yet opened the official bleed valve. Yours may vary. Get a Haynes manual and follow his instructions if you don't know the routine, it's trivially simple. Oh, find and fix the leak, that's vital.


TC

I am going to order a coolant pressure pump kit, it's one thing I don't have, I will fit her up and bleed it. I find running up to temperature with the cap off until the fan kicks in with the heater on hot usually works great. I'll pull out the Haynes though.

I will then check for the leak, like a said it has been sat for just over 3 weeks and it was just getting to minimum so it can't be a very big one.

It's getting a full filters and fluids change aswell as a few other odds and ends. Oil pressure switch being one.

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[SD1too]

Originally Posted by admiralalcatraz

I am going to order a coolant pressure pump kit ...

Tom, you don't need to spend money to bleed the cooling system successfully. Simply follow the official MG Rover procedure.

Simon