Hello everyone,,
Was driving my ecotec yesterday, had rear tyres were nearly flat so I wasn't doing above 80, anyway after probably less than 5 minutes I noticed the temp gauge was at about 3/4, but was holding steady. Within a couple of seconds the temp gauge climbed to the max and I pulled over and stopped the car. I opened to the bonnet and expected the radiator to be boiling over but it wasn't. Waited a short amount of time, and popped the radiator cap off with my bare hand, cap wasn't hot, and water didn't blast out like expected, the water level was still within the top of the radiator, didn't seemed pressurized if I remember correctly. After waiting for the radiator fans to stop
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I'm wondering how likely it is the thermostat jammed up? I mean I was driving pretty slowly with the flats, but did get up to 80 at one point, would have driven 8 kms before it overheated I think. Also wondered if it was possible that I didn't secure the radiator cap properly, which I have done before and obviously the water has boiled out of the radiator cap. To note the radiator water is dirty and rusty, definitely needs a flush but haven't gotten round to do doing it.
Edited by user Monday, 27 May 2019 5:33:32 AM(UTC)
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