Aragorn
21-10-02, 09:44 PM
the other morning (same morning i tried to jumpstart me mates car and ended up using the transit) i started me car
it was abotu 8am and freezing outside
once it started i went round my usual settings blower on, heat max, demister on etc and then i gave it a wee rev to clear it out
on revving i hear a gurgle-gurgle,gluglgug sound from the heater matrix
so i stop revvin and lean over to listen closer - its constantly making the gurgly crunchy sound like ice in the system - if i increased RPM's it gurgles and crucnches more -i decided to leave it at idle and let it warm up and check the expansion bottle to make sure it wasnt frozen, i pull the bonnet release and <twang> handle move to its limit and bonnet is still shut :o
so i think SHIT and decide to sit and wait for gurgling to stop - it finally subsides and i rev a wee bit (1500rpm) and it starts again - so i leave it longer
about 10mins later its totally gone so i decide to leave the carpark - noticing temp guage (first bar on digi) when first driving it it sounded VERY tappetty and im like :? so i drive slowly and once the temp reaches 2 bars (about 7mins later) the tappetyness goes away
so what i wanna know is - i think it needs antifreeze (hence the freezing) added but i cant open the bonnet - so how do i do that?
and whats with the tappetyness??
thanks
it was abotu 8am and freezing outside
once it started i went round my usual settings blower on, heat max, demister on etc and then i gave it a wee rev to clear it out
on revving i hear a gurgle-gurgle,gluglgug sound from the heater matrix
so i stop revvin and lean over to listen closer - its constantly making the gurgly crunchy sound like ice in the system - if i increased RPM's it gurgles and crucnches more -i decided to leave it at idle and let it warm up and check the expansion bottle to make sure it wasnt frozen, i pull the bonnet release and <twang> handle move to its limit and bonnet is still shut :o
so i think SHIT and decide to sit and wait for gurgling to stop - it finally subsides and i rev a wee bit (1500rpm) and it starts again - so i leave it longer
about 10mins later its totally gone so i decide to leave the carpark - noticing temp guage (first bar on digi) when first driving it it sounded VERY tappetty and im like :? so i drive slowly and once the temp reaches 2 bars (about 7mins later) the tappetyness goes away
so what i wanna know is - i think it needs antifreeze (hence the freezing) added but i cant open the bonnet - so how do i do that?
and whats with the tappetyness??
thanks