hot engine at idle

[mack]

hi all
went out today to post some flyer/ads for me business, and didn't get two mile before the oil pressure dorpped and engine temp shot up. so after crawling home i checked the oil and coollant levels, both were low so topped them up. it's sorted the oil pressure out but it still gets dangerously close to the red line on the temp gauge when idling, at traffic lights etc, but fine when its on the move. any ideas???
please not the head ... please not the head.. please not the head

[da SLUG man]

viscous fan?

[mack]

viscous fan?

eh? sorry, i'm new to getting my head under the bonnet.

[Sancho]

eh? sorry, i'm new to getting my head under the bonnet.

The big spinny fan by the radiator.

When you topped up the water, did you make sure you got all the air out?

[mack]

The big spinny fan by the radiator.

When you topped up the water, did you make sure you got all the air out?

ah will go and check that now! cheers

[plumb bob]

If "burping" the cooling system doesn't work then check for restricted flow through the radiator, or na faulty water pump, or thermostat.

[BUSHWHACKER]

ah will go and check that now! cheers

Make sure your heaters are set to hot.

[mack]

just tries burping the cooling system, lot of "foam" came out rad cap,looked like guiness, take it this is the air coming to the surface? now noticed browny coloured water dripping underneath the engine, not too much but i'll check on it later.
cant belive my car luck recently, wife got pranged at roundabout, car poss write off.. and our wee peugot blew up on thursday, now this!!
f*****g cars!!!!!

[AuldNick]

Start the engine from cold with the rad cap off, is there pressure there IE does the water blow? if yes sounds like the head has died, if NO flush the system IE drain and fill @ least two times with a few miles in between then refill again this time with cooling system cleaner added, follow instructions on the bottle then drain & fill with proper coolant, change the cap & termostat 'cos they are cheap. Make sure the big lecki cooling fans are switching on OK too!


FLUSH FLUSH FLUSH FLUSH! The cooling system is crud on the Surf any small flow restriction will kill it. (got the T shirt)

Hope & pray it aint your head, 'tiss a pure bassa to sort.

[da SLUG man]

if you don't know what a fan is, take it to a garage

[AuldNick]

if you don't know what a fan is, take it to a garage

& get humped

You MUST have a pal.

[MudSurfer]

& get humped

Where is this garage??????

[Sancho]

Where is this garage??????

I dunno. But I'm scared to go and get mine from Tony's now. Those horses are BIG.