Sorry fellas a bit off topic but need some advice. My brothers Vl turbo is running hot. We took it round the area for about 10 min and by the time we got back the bonnet was so hot i couldnt leave my hand on it. The temp guage reads just before the 5th bar... 7 being the max and a red bar. It has brand new coolant and recent oil change. When the coolant wat changed i bled that little valve thingy on the top of the intake manifold. What can it be? is 5/7 bars reading way too much? also once the car is turned off i can here like a bubbling... sounds like something boiling at the back of the head? oil boiling? what the hell is it?
cheers
RB30 Turbo problems
Started by
laspy
, Mar 03 2006 04:26 PM
9 replies to this topic
#1
laspy
-
- Members
-
- 349 posts
Forum Fan
- Location:Melbourne, Victoria
- Joined: 07-November 05
Posted 03 March 2006 - 04:26 PM
#2
FastEHHolden
-
- Members
-
- 5,114 posts
Steptoe
- Location:Central Coast NSW
- Joined: 16-November 05
Posted 03 March 2006 - 04:54 PM
it may be as simple as a closed thermostat or as bad as a cracked head (which is common to RB30's)
#3
_jap-xu1_
_jap-xu1_
-
- Guests
Posted 03 March 2006 - 04:56 PM
its air bubbles.
fix it immediately or the head will crack.
there is actually 2 bleed bolts,one on the water neck(inlet manifold) and one up on top of the plenum chamber.
1.remove both bolts.
2.turn heater onto hot position.
3.turn the engine on.
4. with a funnel(i use a 2l bottle) pour water into the funnel(and into radiator) making sure the water level is always higher that the top bleed bolt.
watch the water coming out and when the bubbles have stopped install the bottom bolt.
repeat with top bolt
5.top up the water overflow bottle
do not stop pouring water in the whole time to assure the water level in the funnel has not dropped below the height of the top bleeder bolt
fix it immediately or the head will crack.
there is actually 2 bleed bolts,one on the water neck(inlet manifold) and one up on top of the plenum chamber.
1.remove both bolts.
2.turn heater onto hot position.
3.turn the engine on.
4. with a funnel(i use a 2l bottle) pour water into the funnel(and into radiator) making sure the water level is always higher that the top bleed bolt.
watch the water coming out and when the bubbles have stopped install the bottom bolt.
repeat with top bolt
5.top up the water overflow bottle
do not stop pouring water in the whole time to assure the water level in the funnel has not dropped below the height of the top bleeder bolt
#5
laspy
-
- Members
-
- 349 posts
Forum Fan
- Location:Melbourne, Victoria
- Joined: 07-November 05
Posted 03 March 2006 - 05:10 PM
so there is air trapped in there at the moment? there is not crack yet?
ok ill get cracking on it.. so do i take both bolts out and kepp filling making sure the water level is always higher? and once there are no more bubbles put the lower bolt in... then keep pouring more water and once the top one has stopped bubbline put the bolt back in that too?
cheers
ok ill get cracking on it.. so do i take both bolts out and kepp filling making sure the water level is always higher? and once there are no more bubbles put the lower bolt in... then keep pouring more water and once the top one has stopped bubbline put the bolt back in that too?
cheers
#6
_MYLJ_
_MYLJ_
-
- Guests
Posted 03 March 2006 - 05:18 PM
As jap-xu1 said, dont forget to make sure the heater is on , in the hot position, its very easy to trap air in the heater core.
#7
laspy
-
- Members
-
- 349 posts
Forum Fan
- Location:Melbourne, Victoria
- Joined: 07-November 05
Posted 04 March 2006 - 06:54 PM
just finished getting rid of the air bubbles. Water level was kept above the highest point at all times and water was pissing out from both holes at a fast rate (solid stream). As it did this i put the bolts back in and filled up over flow. The problem is still there with it running hot... not sure about the bubbling yet havnt sat around to hear it... wat should i do next? thermostat?
cheers
cheers
#8
FastEHHolden
-
- Members
-
- 5,114 posts
Steptoe
- Location:Central Coast NSW
- Joined: 16-November 05
Posted 04 March 2006 - 07:36 PM
check for bubbles again..if you have them its a head gasket or a cracked head.
#9
GML-31
-
- Members
-
- 5,239 posts
Oh My, Don't you post alot
- Name:Kev
- Location:Highland Park
- Car:too many
- Joined: 08-November 05
Posted 04 March 2006 - 07:43 PM
or a stuffed radiator...
#10
_jap-xu1_
_jap-xu1_
-
- Guests
Posted 05 March 2006 - 07:14 AM
go to www.calaisturbo.com.au and search around
Edited by jap-xu1, 05 March 2006 - 07:14 AM.
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users
