Bleeding Coolant

[[ion] C2]

Ya found another (or the same) oil leak, it's coming out of my oil feed gasket, gotta tighten that down.

Blew off another coupler while tuning too.

Stupid thing runs 192-215ish depending on what's going on. Meh. Not important.

[A57]

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

effing ridiculous. I cable tied the coolant hoses that are near/on the downpipe away from it, and wrapped them in heat shield material. And the coolant temps still end up getting up there (201-210 with all fans and heater on max).

And when I went WOT on the highway and let off, the temps go back down to 190-192, and then creep back up as I cruise. It's so retarded.

I mean I fixed my coolant/air leak, I wrapped the coolant lines around the turbo, and it still likes to run hotter than it should.

Did you get a cooler running Stat?? also are you using the dex-coolant?

if you using the dex coolant dont it will clog up the system. also wrap the exhaust pipe that will help to keep the engine bay cooler...
and installing a 3rd fan on the front of the rad will help alot...

if you need more help Pm me ..

[[ion] C2]

No, I have a stock thermostat. A "cooler" thermostat merely opens the coolant flow from the radiator earlier (at a lower coolant temperature), making it take far longer to reach normal operating temperature. Having the thermostat open earlier isn't going to cool down my temperatures.

Yes I use Dex-Cool, no it won't clog up the system. That's why it's been running perfectly fine for the past 9 years on it, and everything I've disassembled looks clean.

The downpipe has some wrap on it, and I'm getting a turbo blanket soon. Fans cool things down minimally. I should do a CO2 sprayer for my radiator, ha. Spray it whenever the temps get high.

EDIT: ANSWER
In case anyone was wondering, replacing the thermostat solved the problem. It coincidentally failed during the turbo install.

[A57]

well isnt that what you want to run cooler when driving on city streets...

IMO i dont like dex coolant due to how it clogs and breaks Down gaskets...

i like to use prestone all makes ...

also you might want to use royal purple it will helps to protect and cool alot .


agree a CO2 system will give the induction a denser charge and more HP...

good luck.