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Offline supramad77

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Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« on: 13 March 2013, 19:13 »
Well i fecked up it seems. The golf has been giving me problems with the heating so i have had the cooling system in bits over the last month or so. Anyway as it seemed i might need to new water pump i never put my new coolant in the car. Well its been -9 down here over the last couple of days in the wind and its windy at my house we live on top the hill. The golf is frozen solid. I am guessing this engine will be ****ed now?
I have not run it in a while but i will assume the worst here, any thoughts.
BTW it's been that cold the hose pipe in my heated garage is also frozen today. Thats never frozen before even when it was outside.
Update on this it has has thored out today but there is no water in the system, i has come out somewhere. Been told the core plugs might save it but not sure. Where are they located? I have wet under the car.
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Offline gm8

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Re: Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« Reply #1 on: 13 March 2013, 19:17 »
if it froze solid must have been more water than coolant. Ice expands so prob ripped the pipework or the rad itself. best flushing it to see were the leak is.
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Offline opel

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Re: Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« Reply #2 on: 13 March 2013, 19:21 »
Agree your best off filling it to see we're the water comes out and go from there. Hopefully it not done major damage.
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Re: Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« Reply #3 on: 13 March 2013, 19:35 »
Should of made it clear it was all water, i never put any coolant in as i think it needs a new water pump. I thought he cold weather was done but i was wrong.
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Offline dom

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Re: Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« Reply #4 on: 13 March 2013, 19:46 »
Quote from: supramad77 on 13 March 2013, 19:35
Should of made it clear it was all water, i never put any coolant in as i think it needs a new water pump. I thought he cold weather was done but i was wrong.

Oh dear :rolleyes:
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Offline Scott-R

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Re: Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« Reply #5 on: 13 March 2013, 20:32 »
Done the same with a combo van before! Not good.

Thaw it all out see what happens is all we can say?
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Re: Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« Reply #6 on: 13 March 2013, 21:13 »
See what happens after it thaws out but could have suffered major damage.
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Offline Hoggy

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Re: Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« Reply #7 on: 14 March 2013, 08:16 »
More than likely its just popped a core plug and nothing more. Core plugs are in the block itself so when thawed pour water through the system, see where leak is, new core plug. Probably a garage job to be honest.
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Offline leigh_harty

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Re: Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« Reply #8 on: 14 March 2013, 17:01 »
Quote from: Hoggy on 14 March 2013, 08:16
More than likely its just popped a core plug and nothing more. Core plugs are in the block itself so when thawed pour water through the system, see where leak is, new core plug. Probably a garage job to be honest.

I got a garage to do my core plug (vr) part was a few quid and i should have done it myself! make sure hole is clean and tap in  :smiley:
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Offline supramad77

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Re: Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« Reply #9 on: 14 March 2013, 19:57 »
Any clues to locations of the core plugs going to get it on my ramps at the weekend for a look see.
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