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Ermintrude decided that a nice gentle family afternoon out for a cup of tea at Rievaulx Abbey was the perfect opportunity to get warm. 107 degrees Celsius warm. The actual dash guage didn't move but she took nearly half a litre of water once in a place of safety. Tried to get home but dared not risk the motorway so got a lift on a flat bed. Fairly certain that one or more of the radiator cap, thermostat or water pump have given up. No water in the oil and no sustained bubbles in the water when running and no codes so no obvious lasting damage. The recovery man thought the same. Arrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!
On my M13A VVT the thermostat housing, where it goes into the block had badly corroded causing a leak.
Thankfully I didnt attempt the job myself because even my local garage had a major struggle on their hands removing the thermostat housing.
Why am I telling you this? Better to be forewarned; hopefully though, yours is a simpler fix than mine was
Im hopeful that, having being cared for since new, things like that aren't in my immediate future. I know I forget she is 8 now not brand new but its not like she's 15 and been neglected for half her life.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!
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