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Sam49
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Cold radiator, water leaking
« on: Dec 20th, 2007, 12:16pm » |
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Hello I know nothing about cars but I have a problem with my 2nd hand ford scorpio. When the car moves the radiator stays cold, the car starts to heat and you can hear water bubbling, and boiling and water pours out, this only really happens on a couple of miles run. Any help or ideas would be appreciated
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Jim
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Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
« Reply #1 on: Dec 20th, 2007, 2:10pm » |
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Possibly a stuck thermostat. What Scorpio have you got (year, engine size, etc.)
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martin_rowe
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Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
« Reply #2 on: Dec 20th, 2007, 2:38pm » |
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t/stat, h/gasket, w/pump.
in that order
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Highlander
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Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
« Reply #3 on: Dec 20th, 2007, 4:16pm » |
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Check the belt that drives the water pump too, your tensioner may be gone.
Thats the rubber belt at the front of the engine as you look in, between the radiator and the engine, it goes round a lot of the engine components. it should be quite tight (dont check it with the engine running though) 
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pete from Hull
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Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
« Reply #4 on: Dec 20th, 2007, 4:43pm » |
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I say Head gasket.... Sorry 
hope I'm wrong.
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Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
« Reply #5 on: Dec 20th, 2007, 5:51pm » |
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Where does the water come out??
I assumed it was the coolant overflow?
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Tompion
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Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
« Reply #6 on: Dec 20th, 2007, 9:19pm » |
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Could just be an airlock, was on mine with similar symptoms after I changed the coolant.
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VSBlue
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Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
« Reply #7 on: Dec 22nd, 2007, 11:34pm » |
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my scorpio was / is doing that bubbling, and boiling and
water & blowing it back
water come out coolant overflow
took thermostat out still did it
so i did head gasket
new head gasket + head bolts £100
had heads refaced / skimmed
& broken studs removed from head £82
new oil + filter +coolant. £35
new thermostat £4
new belt £17
new spark plugs £8
5 to 6 hours over 2 days to do the job
& IT STILL BUBBLING & BOILING WATER TOP HOSE & WATER BOTTLE GO REALLY BIG LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO POP AFTER ALL THAT
& NOW IT WILL NOT STAY RUNNING IF YOU TAKE FOOT OFF PEDAL
ANY HELP PLEASE ANY HELP PLEASE ANY HELP PLEASE ANY HELP PLEASE ANY HELP PLEASE ANY HELP PLEASE
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Highlander
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Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
« Reply #8 on: Dec 22nd, 2007, 11:38pm » |
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water pump?
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VSBlue
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Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
« Reply #9 on: Dec 23rd, 2007, 12:00am » |
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any help on why IT WILL NOT STAY RUNNING IF YOU TAKE FOOT OFF PEDAL after i did all this work
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Highlander
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Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
« Reply #10 on: Dec 23rd, 2007, 12:11am » |
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I would suspect somethings either been missed or fitted incorrectly when rebuilding it.
Go over everything and double check.
Just to clarify and not being cheeky but TEDDLE = PEDAL as in accelerator?
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VSBlue
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Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
« Reply #11 on: Dec 23rd, 2007, 12:13am » |
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yes accelerator PEDAL sorry
have changed it in the other post 2
PEDAL now lol
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Re: Cold radiator, water leaking
« Reply #12 on: Dec 23rd, 2007, 12:15am » |
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must be the alcohol 
Boiling sounds very like a waterpump problem if all that work has been done
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