Overheating Embarrassment

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I love my 350 to bits but the bl..dy car was cr.p 2day. I got stuck in roadworks for 4 hours(Travelled 1 mile), and it pis..d water everywhere. AA called, and all that happaned was a water top up (Twice). Fan worked, thermo kicked in when it should, just didn`t like queing in the heat. It hit some high temps. Got home, seems ok, any advice.

Ps, sorted my column dropping, thanks for the advice!
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[jmorgan]

My fan died not long ago. Still turned but was kanckered, hence no use......maybe?
Also do you need to top the water up often?

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Check reliously weekly, AA checked system, fan come on, water etc, etc. He mentioned a different spec thermostat, any ideas?

[jmorgan]

Thermostat stuck? You don't want to let it get hot. Sorryn not very helpful.

This is not a fix but when you sort it try an overide switch for the fan. Its a "just in case" not a fix.

[HeyAndy]

From my experience, it pays to ensure the system is topped up without inducing any airlocks. I recently overhauled my radiator and a few of the hoses, filled up the system as advised and haven't had a problem since.

Have a close look at your hoses, connections. Check the thermo - you can test it quite easily by placing it in boiling hot water to see if it opens then under the cold tap to see if it closes. I would say its the one thing you gotta check all the time to ensure you don't get another embarrassing moment.

[GreenV8S]

If you have an air lock in the radiator, you lose a lot of cooling capacity. Make sure it has been bled thoroughly if it runs low on water, and bleed it every few thousand miles anyway. In the past I've replaced leaky radiators and found that new radiators the same spec work much better - I think they get silted up / limescale deposits or something. This on a system that gets flushed out every couple of years anyway. It's worth flushing it out as per the previous suggestion, but if you still have problems you might think about replacing it.