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  1. Shackles

    XG Overheating

    G'day all, I know this topic has being THOROUGHLY gone through, but i was hoping to get some insight into whats happening with the old girl. I am out west at the moment so not too much access to a decent radiator place. The XG has being getting hot with summer coming on and the other day went all the way to the red (At midday, shut it down) so have gotten a bit concerned. Has being running warm i guess, but as most of my driving is shortish distances or at night along the highway has never being that hot. It doesn't seem to get hot around town and the viscous fan still kicks in, but take it to 80-100 and it does not like that. As it's a new acquisition when i first got it i put some radiator cleaner through it when i replaced all the hoses and got a lot of black muck out of it - a few more rinses with tap water seemed to run clear before replacing with coolant. I have also noticed the coolant low sensor coming on but that happens sporadically and coolant is always good. So since it got very hot I replaced the thermostat with a 91 degree high flow unit from tridon, and replaced the radiator cap with a 135kpa non-recovery type (which nearly popped the hoses off so back to original, although sensor light did not come one with the replacment) - This has not made a difference. I lost coolant replacing thermostat obviously so topped it up the next day to halfway between mid and level - when taking it for a test highway driving i pulled over and the coolant had gone above the max on the reservoir and was pulsing around - so i guess the water pump is working. When motor was switched off the coolant settled again. Their is also no milky consistency to the oil. Does this sound like a blocked radiator to you? Any way of checking this, or is their a good replacement option available? Maybe an air lock? although i did let idle with the cap off for twenty after i did the thermostat. Do have a replacement water pump handy but don't want to replace that until i get back home, unless it is absolutely necessary Cheers fellas
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