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Bloomin' motors

simontinks
simontinks Posts: 4 Newbie
Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
in Motoring
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!!!

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  • HenryWeston
    HenryWeston Posts: 198 Forumite
    could be the thermostat stuck closed, or the radiator could be blocked
  • goldspanners
    goldspanners Posts: 5,910 Forumite
    what bloomin' motor is it?

    could be blocked radiator,broken thermostat,knackered water pump,head gasket,cylinder head blocked up. anything really.
    ...work permit granted!
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    Do you have title for it...?!
  • simontinks
    simontinks Posts: 4 Newbie
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    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
    HenryWeston Posts: 198 Forumite
    simontinks wrote: »
    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
    vansboy Posts: 6,483 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    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
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