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Regular  Location: peterlee Registered: 22 Jun 2012 Posts: 245 Status: Offline |
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ive just recently put a nissens rad on me car and since doing so my waster temp doesnt move past 70 and my heaters have gone a bit lame any suggestions ? i thought it might have been down to the rad ?________________________________________ 97 1.6 xs gti6 conversion scrapped99 black rallye ( low miles and immaculate  ) soldnew owner of a 2001 diablo red hdi mile muncher swapped99 red rallye turbo sold then died  00 moonstone 1.9d (slow) |
 Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 08:58
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rikky
Pikey Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,797 Status: Offline |
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shouldn't be down to the rad... i'd just bleed again. is the rad getting hot atall?________________________________________ 306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3) winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club] |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 09:17
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Regular Location: peterlee Registered: 22 Jun 2012 Posts: 245 Status: Offline |
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yea rad gets hot mate waters gettin round fine________________________________________ 97 1.6 xs gti6 conversion scrapped99 black rallye ( low miles and immaculate ) soldnew owner of a 2001 diablo red hdi mile muncher swapped99 red rallye turbo sold then died 00 moonstone 1.9d (slow) |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 09:32
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #4
It's most likely coincidental but it sounds like your thermostat is stuck open.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 10:34
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Rich E
Forum Admin Location: Hertfordshire Registered: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 7,757 Status: Offline |
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Yeah, I'd say thermostat too.It's an 83°C thermostat so even accounting for gauge discrepancy you shouldn't see the coolant temperature below 80 on a warmed up engine. ________________________________________ Rich |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 10:44
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Regular Location: peterlee Registered: 22 Jun 2012 Posts: 245 Status: Offline |
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see it only happend when i put the rad on before it was fine and the heaters were s**t hot :-$________________________________________ 97 1.6 xs gti6 conversion scrapped99 black rallye ( low miles and immaculate ) soldnew owner of a 2001 diablo red hdi mile muncher swapped99 red rallye turbo sold then died 00 moonstone 1.9d (slow) |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 10:58
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #7
Try another bleed of the system. Did you switch the heaters to full heat when you bled the system after fitting the rad? Also did you open all 3 bleed points?________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 12:10
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Regular Location: peterlee Registered: 22 Jun 2012 Posts: 245 Status: Offline |
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i didnt mate only the one on the matrix pipes but i did whack the blowers on full________________________________________ 97 1.6 xs gti6 conversion scrapped99 black rallye ( low miles and immaculate ) soldnew owner of a 2001 diablo red hdi mile muncher swapped99 red rallye turbo sold then died 00 moonstone 1.9d (slow) |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 12:22
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
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You need to re-bleed it then. Start with the rad point, then once you've got all the air out from there move on to the thermostat point and then finally the matrix pipe point. Whilst you're doing this make sure you've got the heaters on full as well. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 12:24
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Regular Location: peterlee Registered: 22 Jun 2012 Posts: 245 Status: Offline |
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ok cheers mate ill give it a go u rekon that will bring thep gauge up a bit too ?________________________________________ 97 1.6 xs gti6 conversion scrapped99 black rallye ( low miles and immaculate ) soldnew owner of a 2001 diablo red hdi mile muncher swapped99 red rallye turbo sold then died 00 moonstone 1.9d (slow) |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 12:48
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
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Providing the thermostat isn't stuck open then yes, it should solve the problem. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 13:06
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Rich E
Forum Admin Location: Hertfordshire Registered: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 7,757 Status: Offline |
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stan_306gti6 wrote: Whilst you're doing this make sure you've got the heaters on full as well. This is not necessary and will not assist bleeding. There is no relationship between the setting of the heater temperature dial and the plumbing of the cooling system. On some cars the heater temperature control does directly control coolant flow to the heater matrix but the 306 is not such a car. On the 306 the heater matrix is plumbed in on an always-open circuit and the temperature control adjusts the path of the air through the heater box. The hotter the setting the greater the proportion of air that is channeled through the matrix. ________________________________________ Rich |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 13:20
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Regular Location: peterlee Registered: 22 Jun 2012 Posts: 245 Status: Offline |
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al give it a go cheers lads ________________________________________ 97 1.6 xs gti6 conversion scrapped99 black rallye ( low miles and immaculate ) soldnew owner of a 2001 diablo red hdi mile muncher swapped99 red rallye turbo sold then died 00 moonstone 1.9d (slow) |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 13:23
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #14
No problem. Cheers Rich for correcting that, I'd forgotten our coolant system operated in that way. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 14:50
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Regular Location: peterlee Registered: 22 Jun 2012 Posts: 245 Status: Offline |
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ohh and another thing do use know how to improve fuel economy on my 6 got 85 mile to 30 quids worth of fuel a was told to change the plugs that would help is this true ???________________________________________ 97 1.6 xs gti6 conversion scrapped99 black rallye ( low miles and immaculate ) soldnew owner of a 2001 diablo red hdi mile muncher swapped99 red rallye turbo sold then died 00 moonstone 1.9d (slow) |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 15:15
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swiftyboi006
Seasoned Pro  Location: Maidenhead Registered: 12 Apr 2010 Posts: 2,110 Status: Offline |
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Depending how your driving it but i used to get bout 50on £20 blasting around  but maybe replace the lambda i doubt plugs will make a diff ________________________________________ cherry p1.....SOLD (regreting this)blaze p2.....why did i buy this SOLD Black p3 |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 15:29
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Regular Location: peterlee Registered: 22 Jun 2012 Posts: 245 Status: Offline |
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i was told if they burnt down they would just burn fuel surely i should get more than that lol but thanks for the reply________________________________________ 97 1.6 xs gti6 conversion scrapped99 black rallye ( low miles and immaculate ) soldnew owner of a 2001 diablo red hdi mile muncher swapped99 red rallye turbo sold then died 00 moonstone 1.9d (slow) |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 15:30
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #18
A dodgy lambda sensor is usually attributed to low fuel economy. Changing the plugs won't be the cause.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 16:26
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Regular Location: peterlee Registered: 22 Jun 2012 Posts: 245 Status: Offline |
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a got some new plugs to go in anyway cause when a start the car it starts like crap anyway :s but cheers a got a spare lamda there so al whack that in ________________________________________ 97 1.6 xs gti6 conversion scrapped99 black rallye ( low miles and immaculate ) soldnew owner of a 2001 diablo red hdi mile muncher swapped99 red rallye turbo sold then died 00 moonstone 1.9d (slow) |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 17:19
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Regular Location: peterlee Registered: 22 Jun 2012 Posts: 245 Status: Offline |
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just bled the rad water came out fine thermostat again fine just took the bleed nipple off the matrix hose n on idle should there be water comes out or not ?________________________________________ 97 1.6 xs gti6 conversion scrapped99 black rallye ( low miles and immaculate ) soldnew owner of a 2001 diablo red hdi mile muncher swapped99 red rallye turbo sold then died 00 moonstone 1.9d (slow) |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 18:16
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #21
There isn't always coolant flowing out of the matrix bleed point at idle, I usually rev the car up manually to about 2000rpm and then when the coolant comes out bubble free I lock it off.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 18:56
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Regular Location: peterlee Registered: 22 Jun 2012 Posts: 245 Status: Offline |
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cheers mate just relised my engine sounds tappety is that a major problem or would it be fine bare in mind the car was stood for 2 year up until this week when i dropped the oil put some 10/40 in to use as a flush u think if i drop the oil and change the filter and plugs it should quiten down just posted a thread on here about it and someone rekons its dead like ?________________________________________ 97 1.6 xs gti6 conversion scrapped99 black rallye ( low miles and immaculate ) soldnew owner of a 2001 diablo red hdi mile muncher swapped99 red rallye turbo sold then died 00 moonstone 1.9d (slow) |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 19:14
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Regular Location: peterlee Registered: 22 Jun 2012 Posts: 245 Status: Offline |
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and u commented on it lol to answer its a loud tappet sound and gets faster but the manual tensioner is also shafted could that be misleading too ?________________________________________ 97 1.6 xs gti6 conversion scrapped99 black rallye ( low miles and immaculate ) soldnew owner of a 2001 diablo red hdi mile muncher swapped99 red rallye turbo sold then died 00 moonstone 1.9d (slow) |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 19:15
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
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As I asked in your other thread, what sort of a tap is it? Does it go away after a few minutes of running, or is it constantly there and gets louder and quicker with rising revs?Common things for engine taps are: Loose sparkplugs, valve damage (not good) or lazy tappets. Yours could well be a case or lazy tappets IF the tap does indeed disappear after a few minutes of running and given the fact it has sat doing nothing for 2 years... ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 19:17
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
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When you say the manual tensioner, do you mean the cambelt tensioner is heavily worn? ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 26th Oct 2012 at 19:18
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