Worried.......Steaming Tuscan

[woody-oTT]

I have a small problem which you might be able to help me with, I was warming up my Tuscan today i was going to check the oil before going out, the water temp got up to about 90deg and the cap on the filler seemed to lift and deposit about a cup full of steaming coolant onto the drive, the fans then cut in and down came the temp, what do you think could have caused this? Have i got any thing to worry about?
I really need to use it tomorrow morning, not sure if there's anything I should do with it first.
Please help

[UpTheIron]

Cheap answers:

Overfilled coolant.
Knackered pressure cap (£2.50 from Halfrauds).

Expensive answer:

Head Gasket failure resulting in exhaust gasses to pressurise cooling system.

[justinp1]

Are you definately sure that both fans are working?

I went through the same situation trying to rectify the problem thinking I was underfilling or overfilling the coolant. I even tried changing the cap but to no avail.

I eventually worked out that there was an intermittant fault on the switch for the first fan, so sometimes it worked but often it didnt. Got it changed pretty cheaply.

[justinbaker]

Over filled mine in the last two days, and made mine steam. The cold doesnt help as it makes it look worse. Fill up to the bottom of the elbow, and things will be fine. The oil remperature is good to watch if you are concerned about water not being reported correctly.

As Neill said to me - Stop worrying!

[sideways mostly]

I had a few days last year when the beastie would make steam train impressions usually just as I arrived outside Nottinghill tubes station which caused much entertainment for all. It was a faulty fan contact and took the gentlemen at Barnet a few minutes to sort.

Makes a good cup of tea your Tuscan.

[Tuska]

Mine had the exact same symptoms.
It turned out to be a broken filler cap.

I had new switches fitted for the fans anyhow, just to be sure.

Nothing was expensive. (This time!!)

[woody-oTT]

sideways mostly said:

I had a few days last year when the beastie would make steam train impressions usually just as I arrived outside Nottinghill tubes station which caused much entertainment for all. It was a faulty fan contact and took the gentlemen at Barnet a few minutes to sort. Makes a good cup of tea your Tuscan.

Barnet!? thats where I bought it!
It seems to have "cooled down" now thanks for the help guys

[sideways mostly]

Safe hands in my experience

[T66ORA]

woody-oTT said:

sideways mostly said: I had a few days last year when the beastie would make steam train impressions usually just as I arrived outside Nottinghill tubes station which caused much entertainment for all. It was a faulty fan contact and took the gentlemen at Barnet a few minutes to sort. Makes a good cup of tea your Tuscan. Barnet!? thats where I bought it! It seems to have "cooled down" now thanks for the help guys

Time waster

[woody-oTT]

sideways mostly said:

Safe hands in my experience

You're no tmaking sense Mr. Sidewaysmostly!!??
Do you know my car? was it yours once!?

[sideways mostly]

Barnet are collectively a safe pair of hands.

Mine was a Grigio silver Tuscan S..... when it wasn't a kettle

There,that makes loads more sense!