Recent content by Jiminwatford

I didn't sort it unfortunately Eventually it was put down to the thermostat not opening but i ran out of time with it It's now been sold so the next person can investigate

I raised the expansion tank as per the thread Red linked to and had the car on a slope Once the engine was warm this is what it did in cycles over the next half an hour. It starts off with a rattling coming from the expansion tank. It then occasionally 'popped' or banged. Which made me jump...

Thanks for the link to the thread. the tip about raising the expansion tank above the engine sounds interesting I don't know why the parts were changed. I bought the car with the info the cambelt, water pump and HCV were replaced In all honesty i am slightly assuming it was the HCV. They...

I wonder if this is a sign the thermostat isn't opening?

I have bought this W reg Puma It had just had the water pump replaced and the HCV At idle it's fine but when running gets very warm and sometimes having the heater on full isn't enough This video is from today. I ran it from cold at around 3000 revs thinking the fan would come on. Only when i...