Couger 0 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Chaps Just been crawling about in the back of my car.. trying to establish all the hoses and cables are in the right place after my carb swap, and noticed a plastic bottle in the back corner with coolant wrote on it, Id always assummed that the header tank was the place to put in coolant, thing is I cant see how much coolant is in this bottle because of the plastic its made of its sort of a milky colour and I cant see the level even though it clearly has an arrow showing the correct level to be filled to. I was one notch away from 100 degrees on the motorway in a traffic queue the other day been standing about 30 minutes, is this normal? just pulled away before it boiled over. Any comments as always much app. Ian Quote Im Brian and so is my wife Link to post Share on other sites
Evil_Dr_Fish 1 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Shouldn't boil over - the fans should kick in and keep the temperature low enough.... Were they running? (You should be able to hear them when they turn on) Quote "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked him to forgive me." ------------------------------ G-Car Owner and Proud! Link to post Share on other sites
Couger 0 Posted January 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Shouldn't boil over - the fans should kick in and keep the temperature low enough.... Were they running? (You should be able to hear them when they turn on) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cant say Ive ever heard any "extra" sounds coming on and off when Ive been driving, I can remember Norman at NTC saying they were having a chew getting the fans to kick in after my new engine went in, he assured me when I picked it up they were working fine Quote Im Brian and so is my wife Link to post Share on other sites
s4simon 153 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Mine come on @ 98 deg. you can hear them fire up with the windows down. Also with mine I've noticed that with the lights on it adds an extra 3 or 4 degrees to the dial, so it actually goes to 103 before the fans come on (dodgy earth somehwere). Bit scary the first time. The spare bottle is just an overflow for the overflow as far as I know. Sits in the back left corner on my car - behind some carpet. Quote Simon (94 S4) My Esprit will be for sale in late 2017 Link to post Share on other sites
superdavelotus 124 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 The plastic bottle in the back in an expansion bottle. I used to fill it up from the header tank. Fans used to kick in before 100 degrees. You may want to test it while it's at home. Maybe you need to replace the thermostat. You do have any antifreeze in there as well? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 11,123 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 The rpm will also drop a touch when the fans kick in. I give the engine a few more revs when they are on as it's a belt driven water pump and more water goes round quicker at higher rpm. Not sure if this is a good idea or not but made me feel happy. Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to post Share on other sites
Evil_Dr_Fish 1 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 (edited) Maybe they were working just fine and were precisely what kept it below 100 all that time? Edited January 12, 2005 by evil_dr_fish Quote "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked him to forgive me." ------------------------------ G-Car Owner and Proud! Link to post Share on other sites
Couger 0 Posted January 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Yes fishy amazing... sits at 99 degrees quite happily for over 15 minutes when I pulled away it dropped down to normal Quote Im Brian and so is my wife Link to post Share on other sites
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