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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: ju571n on 20 August 2013, 21:35
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Right as my car has a tendency of running g quite hot and the lack of an expansion tank it sometimes spray water out of the boil over and with the coolant being pink keeps making a mess on my clean gearbox and shiny bay.
Now the question is;
I have seen some aforementioned clear/colourless coolant but cannot remember where. Has anybody heard of this or did I dream it??.
Please help. I'm fed up of scrubbing my box with a toothbrush. :sad:
Cheers J
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Would it not be better to look at uprating the cooling, bigger radiator maybe.
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I would investigate why it's running hot.
clear antifreeze / coolant - seen that at ASDA when I raided their DI water supply (need lots of that stuff for work)
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What about twin fan set up from 16v and vr6
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What about twin fan set up from 16v and vr6
I'm pretty sure the other fan is for aircon. :undecided:
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If its of any use i have a twin fan vr6 setup, maybe get a bmw top fill rad aswell so youve got a expansion tank.
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What about twin fan set up from 16v and vr6
I'm pretty sure the other fan is for aircon. :undecided:
Must be cos my 8v has a twin set up :smiley:
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It's got a brand new rad on it and I fitted a slimline can on the front. I've ordered another fan now. But currently sat in traffic with one 12" it runs at 110. I put a low run switch and cooler stat in. It doesn't like running with the stat so I've taken it out. If the second fan doesn't work I've seen a shiny alloy side fill rad on ebay that would do the trick.
But in the mean time. Second fan should be there when I get home fit that to a switch thethen run some clear coolant from spasda.
BMW rads only work with vr6 coolant hose set up. 8V is plumbed opposite end.
Thanks chaps.
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blucol do a clear universal antifreeze
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What about twin fan set up from 16v and vr6
I'm pretty sure the other fan is for aircon. :undecided:
Must be cos my 8v has a twin set up :smiley:
The fans are linked together via a drive belt so wont be for aircon.
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What about twin fan set up from 16v and vr6
I'm pretty sure the other fan is for aircon. :undecided:
Must be cos my 8v has a twin set up :smiley:
The fans are linked together via a drive belt so wont be for aircon.
I made the assumption it was air con as all my 8v without air conditioning had single fans and this one twin fans and ac.
It is a late run out model so could be an option chucked in??
OP, how hot is your oil getting? Could your oil not be getting cooled or cooling the engine properly?
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I made the assumption it was air con as all my 8v without air conditioning had single fans and this one twin fans and ac.
It is a late run out model so could be an option chucked in??
OP, how hot is your oil getting? Could your oil not be getting cooled or cooling the engine properly?
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Oil temp gauge no longer works. It failed some weeks before the rebuild and just one of those things I keep forgetting g about. I don't think the oil is getting too hot. The oil cooler is only around a year old.
I'm gonna retry the stat and got my new fan and try sort this sh*t out next time I'm home.