Bloomin' motors

[simontinks]

Hi, I've been having a recurring problem, periodically, my engine overheats and the water/coolant in the radiator starts boiling, any idea what might be causing this?

Thanks in advance!!!

[HenryWeston]

could be the thermostat stuck closed, or the radiator could be blocked

[goldspanners]

what bloomin' motor is it?

could be blocked radiator,broken thermostat,knackered water pump,head gasket,cylinder head blocked up. anything really.

[harveybobbles]

Do you have title for it...?!

[simontinks]

Which of these will be the cheapest and which the most expensive, reason I'm asking is it's a P reg Vauxhall Combo worth about £350, no point is spending a fortune, be better off getting a new motor if it's too expensive!

[HenryWeston]

Which of these will be the cheapest and which the most expensive, reason I'm asking is it's a P reg Vauxhall Combo worth about £350, no point is spending a fortune, be better off getting a new motor if it's too expensive!

Thermostat is the cheapest, especially if you do it yourself

[vansboy]

Don't forget a fan that isn't coming on!!

& you'll have the head gasket problem, sooner, if the fault hasn't already done so.

Have you been topping up the coolant?

Have you got water in the oil - is it looking as if the dipstick has INCREASED the level markings - you probably won't be able to actually identify water/oil on the stick, just this increase in level.

VB