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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tango on 10 June 2011, 19:32:51

Title: Too much pressure
Post by: tango on 10 June 2011, 19:32:51

Hi all
What can be the cause of the system over pressuring
The pipes seem to feel like as if there gonna burst

Title: Re: Too much pressure
Post by: mrgreen on 10 June 2011, 21:02:07

Head gasket maybe?

Title: Re: Too much pressure
Post by: joff on 10 June 2011, 21:08:46

Had the same on an AX once ended up being a crack in the head, end EX the car went to the gods. But lets start with, have you done any work on the car of late :-?

Title: Re: Too much pressure
Post by: mrgreen on 10 June 2011, 21:18:03

yes i say head gasket hopefully, i had a mazda with these symptoms and it wasn't the head but the block that was cracked! do you have over heating issues?

Title: Re: Too much pressure
Post by: tango on 11 June 2011, 02:58:03

Thanks for the replies guys
I think I've solved it
I changed the 2 small electric pumps with some spares I had and seens to have done the trick

Title: Re: Too much pressure
Post by: tango on 11 June 2011, 20:19:04

Ok
Thought I had this sorted but problem still there
Car doesn't overheat but once the pressure starts to build there is coolant loss throughout the jubilee type clip on the top right hand of the Rad, this will give you an example of how much pressure is being built

Title: Re: Too much pressure
Post by: tango on 11 June 2011, 20:21:36

I've done loads of work to the car
Water pump thermostat and oil cooler

Title: Re: Too much pressure
Post by: Kevin Wood on 12 June 2011, 11:00:36

If the system is building up too much pressure the coolant expansion tank cap is designed to vent to relieve the pressure, so if it doesn't boil over out of the cap I'd say the pressure is OK. It's supposed to build a certain amount of pressure.

I'd say the problem you need to address is the leak by the radiator. Radiators are prone to the plastic cracking around the top hose union.

Kevin