Sdc211092
New Member
Hey people,
Got this vt series 1 commodore last year, goin great. About January I was driving along, then overheating etc radiator bone dry. Filled it up with just water, drive for about 2 months just fillin with water EVERYTIME it overheated. It sounded like boiling noises in the overflow and then coolant/water would piss out the overflor bottle. Got to a stage where I was sick of filling it up, don't have enough time to fix mysel so took it in to mechanic.
First time in it was pressure tested, bottom hose connected to motor loose, all fixed. I drove it out, happy days... Next day radiator dry.
Second time into shop he found one of he hoses on heater tap is loose, tightened it up, pressure tested good so off I go. Bout 3 days after, empty.
Third time in he pressure tested radiator for 45minutes (I witnessed), no loss of pressure, checks thermostat to realise nothing in there, but no leaking so all is well.
Later that night I drove for half an hour to be stuck in middle of no-where with an extremely overheating car, nothing in radiator.
So after all this I was sick of this f***in leak so took a day off work, replaced radiator, genuine radiator cap, replaced heater tap, new thermostat and gasket, didn't replace overflow but got new one sitting here. Car runs beautifully for about 5-6days then driving along, car overheated again. But this time, the leak is coming from near the back of the motor and a light leak inside the car just above the drivers little foot rest peddle (automatic). Where is this new leak sprung itself from and how do I fix it? Tried that 'stop leaks' from car shop didn't do a thing. Ontop of this there is constant airflow on the inside of my windscreen constantly fogging it up on cold or rainy days.
By the way, after replacing all these items, when I turn off the car I hear these gulping noises as if the engine is sucking air into the radiator lines somewhere, meanwhile pushing coolant into overflow
Please help me out someone, this is the vehicle I use for work at the moment, if it goes I'm stuffed.
Side note: head gaskets still good, no coolant in the oil and no smoke out the exhaust.
Got this vt series 1 commodore last year, goin great. About January I was driving along, then overheating etc radiator bone dry. Filled it up with just water, drive for about 2 months just fillin with water EVERYTIME it overheated. It sounded like boiling noises in the overflow and then coolant/water would piss out the overflor bottle. Got to a stage where I was sick of filling it up, don't have enough time to fix mysel so took it in to mechanic.
First time in it was pressure tested, bottom hose connected to motor loose, all fixed. I drove it out, happy days... Next day radiator dry.
Second time into shop he found one of he hoses on heater tap is loose, tightened it up, pressure tested good so off I go. Bout 3 days after, empty.
Third time in he pressure tested radiator for 45minutes (I witnessed), no loss of pressure, checks thermostat to realise nothing in there, but no leaking so all is well.
Later that night I drove for half an hour to be stuck in middle of no-where with an extremely overheating car, nothing in radiator.
So after all this I was sick of this f***in leak so took a day off work, replaced radiator, genuine radiator cap, replaced heater tap, new thermostat and gasket, didn't replace overflow but got new one sitting here. Car runs beautifully for about 5-6days then driving along, car overheated again. But this time, the leak is coming from near the back of the motor and a light leak inside the car just above the drivers little foot rest peddle (automatic). Where is this new leak sprung itself from and how do I fix it? Tried that 'stop leaks' from car shop didn't do a thing. Ontop of this there is constant airflow on the inside of my windscreen constantly fogging it up on cold or rainy days.
By the way, after replacing all these items, when I turn off the car I hear these gulping noises as if the engine is sucking air into the radiator lines somewhere, meanwhile pushing coolant into overflow
Please help me out someone, this is the vehicle I use for work at the moment, if it goes I'm stuffed.
Side note: head gaskets still good, no coolant in the oil and no smoke out the exhaust.