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Vauxhall Vivaro 1.9 DCi 2004 - Cannot get air out of cooling system #

Posted by Mike Hicks on March 25, 2011, 10:34 am

Year of Manufacture *: 2004
Engine Size and Code *: 1.9DCI

CAR CAME IN HEATER GONIG COLD.
REPLACE THERMOSTAT STILL THE SAME
REMOVED HEAD AND SKIMMMED PRESSURE TESTED REFITED USING NEW GASKETS BOLTS WATER PUMP AND RADIATER.BLED SYSTEM
AFTER 10 MILES HEATER GOES COLD FOR 3 MINUTES THEN GAUGE GOES UP TO HOT.
HEATER GOES HOT AGAIN TEMP QUAGE DROPS DOWN TO NORMAL[AIR LOCK]
RELEASE BLEED SCREWS AIR IN SYSTEM.
#TRIED BLEEDING BY JACKING CAR UP TOP OFF ETC,BUT AIR KEEPS GETTING INTO SYSTEM.
REMOVED HEATER PLUG WATER HEATER.
ANY IDEAS AS AT END OF A CLIFF READY TO PUSH IT OFF WITH ME IN IT.

Re: VAUXHALL VIVARO CANNOT GET AIR OUT OF COOLING SYSTEM

Posted by John, Hancock <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/ukautotalk8/info/user=UKAT5588' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 25, 2011, 7:02 pm, in reply to "VAUXHALL VIVARO CANNOT GET AIR OUT OF COOLING SYSTEM"
John Hancock

Hi Mike.
pressure cap?just a guess.sometimes we miss the obvious.had this on rovers after head jobs.
hth john.

Re: VAUXHALL VIVARO CANNOT GET AIR OUT OF COOLING SYSTEM

Posted by lee woods <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/ukautotalk8/info/user=ukat3096' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 25, 2011, 8:05 pm, in reply to "Re: VAUXHALL VIVARO CANNOT GET AIR OUT OF COOLING SYSTEM"
Lee Woods

Can you retest water system with head gasket test chemical and see if it turns colour.

If you have definatley got all the air out when bled and it keeps getting more air in still sounds like compression getting in or exhaust gases.

Has it got a water cooled egr valve? have had these give similar symptoms to cracked heads /head gaskets ect.

Pressure testing of heads doesnt always show a fault, its nowhere near the same as running pressures.

just a few ideas .

Re: VAUXHALL VIVARO CANNOT GET AIR OUT OF COOLING SYSTEM

Posted by Mike Hicks on March 28, 2011, 8:14 am, in reply to "Re: VAUXHALL VIVARO CANNOT GET AIR OUT OF COOLING SYSTEM"
Message modified by board administrator March 28, 2011, 2:35 pm

NEW CAP HAS BEEN FITTED,AND NOT A WATER COOLED EGR SYSTEM ON THIS,CUSTOMER AS NO MORE MONEY TO SPEND SO MY HYANDS ARE TIDE NOW,WOULD HAVE LIKED TO GET TO BOTTOM OF IT BUT FOR NOW DOESNT LOOK LIKE HAPPENING

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