Wife's VR Commodore overheating issues, help please!
Submitted by tadpole on Mon, 2014-02-17 11:49
My wife's VR commodore is overheating and I'm having trouble sourcing a fix. It has a new water pump, new hi-flow thermostat, new radiator cap, all the hoses are ok and its not using/losing bugger all water. My next step is to put some radiator flush in and see how that goes and maybe check if the fan is kicking in. Any other suggestions people may have are more than welcome as this bloody car is driving me mental and I don't want to spend money at a mechanics on something I could probably fix myself!
scubafish
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TEMP SENSOR
Check temp sensor unit.
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tadpole
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Was pondering that. $12 from
Was pondering that. $12 from Supercheap so not a huge outlay. I'll look at that after this radiator flush but the block does seem to be getting reasonably warm
Scotte
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Air lock from when you
Air lock from when you changed water pump and refilled.?
Starbug
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Same thought..... You need to
Same thought..... You need to bleed the air from the system from a bleed point on the inlet manifold.
tadpole
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Turns out it was an airlock.
Turns out it was an airlock. Gave it a flush and opened the bleed valve as I was filling it up and all good now
MetroMako
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head
gasket
carnarvonite
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Head gasket
Leave the radiator cap of and see what happens to the water level when you give the motor a rev. If it blows the water out and gives a near continuous flow of bubble its a good sign that you have a blown head gasket. A compression test will confirm it, though I heard somewhere that they do a gas test now days
mjohns
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First thing id of done is
First thing id of done is check that the thermo's are kicking in..
If not check the fuse, then the wiring
Scotte
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When you say not using
When you say not using bugger all water do you mean its not using much or any.It would normally be sweating coolant,.have signs of coolant in oil or have slight rough idle from water in combustion if head gasket..i wouldnt think it would be head gasket unless using a bit of water..
Prego
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will be a air-lock in the system.
Google "VR change coolant". There's plenty of guys out there with the same problem and don't know abiout the bleed screw in the manifold.
brg
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blocked radiator?
blocked radiator?
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Bleed it first. Then check if
Bleed it first. Then check if the fan is coming in then replace rad if still has problems.
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could also be blocked cat
could also be blocked cat which could lead to head gasket going eventually but try checking that too, just drop the end of exhaust off smash the guts out and should run abit smoother.....just a thought if it helps
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Yep.... just get yourself a new
Radiator then no more heating problems
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Overheating
Before doing anything else you need to determine when the vehicle is getting hot .
Is it at idle ie sitting in traffic ?? And if so does the temp gauge come back down when the vehicle starts to move ?? This generally indicates a fan issue ie no airflow at low speeds .
Or does the vehicle overheat under load ie towing / highway speeds etc . If so this normally means a blocked radiator as the fans usually have no effect past about 60 clicks .
This is all assuming that the engine is in mechanically good condition but it gives you a starting point ..
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Oil levels fine? No water In
Oil levels fine? No water In oil almost eliminates gasket id say air pocket or sensor or block rAd how quick does it get hot?
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When will; give you the clue
When will; give you the clue you want
Had huge issue with my VZ in the past same thing new radiator and water pump. Mech changed temp sensor and thmo.
Were about to change the ECU.
Car was fine in 45d in heavy bumper to bumper traffic Only got hot when pulling hard continuous rev such as uphills or boat. |Eventually sourced back to the afteramrket water pump. Was pumping water too fast through radiator (new unblocked rad probably contributed) under revs and the water didn't have a chance to down. Fitted Genuine water pump and all good. Mech had similar issues with a toyota aftermarket pump
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tadpole
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Cheers for the responses
Cheers for the responses guys. Turns out there was an airlock so after a flush, found the bleed valve on the thermostat housing and cracked that while filling it back up and it seems all good now. Haven't taken it for a big drive yet but fingers crossed. Maybe a good excuse to go fishing
choc
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If it keeps happening the
If it keeps happening the best solution will be to buy a Ford.
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Yes, good idea, he can take
Yes, good idea, he can take his frustration out on it with a sledgy haha
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Always been a holden man but
Always been a holden man but this car isn't helping that! Might just stick to my patrols and cruisers