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Bloody Tractor
« on: 14 July 2007, 20:29:04 »
Just got back from giving the tractor 'a good workout', and its blown its bloody coolant everywhere - out of the cap  >:(  >:(  >:(

At no point did the temp gauge go above 95/96 on gauge.


I know what you're going to say though :(
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #1 on: 14 July 2007, 20:40:41 »
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I know what you're going to say though :(

Petrol & a box of Swanvestas  ::)  ;D  ;D
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« Reply #2 on: 14 July 2007, 20:46:09 »
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I know what you're going to say though :(

Petrol & a box of Swanvestas  ::)  ;D  ;D
I agree, just like anything else out of Bimmer's factory.
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #3 on: 14 July 2007, 20:51:33 »
I take it you haven't removed the head yet?
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #4 on: 14 July 2007, 21:16:33 »
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I take it you haven't removed the head yet?
No.

On the upside, at least it doesn't overheat....
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #5 on: 14 July 2007, 21:54:06 »
hi i know you done the water pump and the thermostat , but where you have been flushing the cooling sys
something could have lodged its self around there. :) :) :-/
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #6 on: 14 July 2007, 22:11:31 »
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hi i know you done the water pump and the thermostat , but where you have been flushing the cooling sys
something could have lodged its self around there. :) :) :-/
Possibly, though its had loads of flushing. And it doesn't overheat, which would imply decent circulation I think??
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #7 on: 14 July 2007, 22:23:55 »
I had a car never overheated but when you stopped it chucked all the water out
changed the water pump bingo no more problems.
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #8 on: 14 July 2007, 22:29:21 »
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I had a car never overheated but when you stopped it chucked all the water out
changed the water pump bingo no more problems.
I've had a suspicion about over pressurisation though, although it was difficult to seperate it from its previous overheating.  Its obvious now that temperature is under control, that it is overpressurising not due to overheating....


This one blew its load whilst in use, not when stopped...
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #9 on: 14 July 2007, 22:53:40 »
Call it a day with the Tractor TB and just get Mrs The Boy an MV6 like yours ;)
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #10 on: 14 July 2007, 23:07:25 »
Did you checked the stat to see what temp it was, could cause similar problem
or it might be faulty. does the heater work ok.  :-/
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #11 on: 15 July 2007, 08:23:31 »
Sorry to say it, but I'm pretty sure that it's going to be your head gasket. :(
You need to stop using the car & have a look - otherwise you are at risk of warping the head (if it hasn't already gone that way....). This is not too uncommon on the Beemer engine.
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #12 on: 15 July 2007, 09:06:08 »
SO WHEN ARE WE TAKING THE HEAD OFF!!
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #13 on: 15 July 2007, 09:09:32 »
Off with it's head  ;D
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Re: Bloody Tractor
« Reply #14 on: 15 July 2007, 09:38:40 »
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Did you checked the stat to see what temp it was, could cause similar problem
or it might be faulty. does the heater work ok.  :-/
Stat is the proper 80C one. And its been changed anyway.
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