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Got my car back this morning with a window at works and 4 shiny new brakes!
Tool it for a little drive out only for it to start bloody overheating!  not that far away from home but having to drive there in stages as it keeps beeping at me!
Oddly, the mechanic just put the keys through the door and left without payment. Think he knows something?! |
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"Got my car back this morning with a window at works and 4 shiny new brakes!
Tool it for a little drive out only for it to start bloody overheating! not that far away from home but having to drive there in stages as it keeps beeping at me!
Oddly, the mechanic just put the keys through the door and left without payment. Think he knows something?! "
Sounds like hes had the same issue driving it back ... id expect a call later over payment and a diagnostic |
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"Got my car back this morning with a window at works and 4 shiny new brakes!
Tool it for a little drive out only for it to start bloody overheating! not that far away from home but having to drive there in stages as it keeps beeping at me!
Oddly, the mechanic just put the keys through the door and left without payment. Think he knows something?! "
Don't go too far you'll blow the head gasket..... Big money..... |
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Cars are like that they get to a stage they just become a pain aka expensive
My car has perfected the art of every payday getting a puncture that can’t be repaired so I may as well pay £200 a month to kwikfit! |
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We paid an £800 repair bill recently on Mr's vehicle, only for all the faults to come back on plus a whole load more. It's been back in this week but we haven't had the bill yet, it is going to have to be negotiated. Vehicles can be bloody expensive things but we would be totally stuck without them. |
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"Got my car back this morning with a window at works and 4 shiny new brakes!
Tool it for a little drive out only for it to start bloody overheating! not that far away from home but having to drive there in stages as it keeps beeping at me!
Oddly, the mechanic just put the keys through the door and left without payment. Think he knows something?!
Don't go too far you'll blow the head gasket..... Big money..... "
Oh I know lol stopped every time it got too hot. Luckily hadn't got far from home. Checked under the bonnet and no water....some sprayed over the nearby parts. Waiting for it to cool down before looking further. |
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By *aver999Couple
over a year ago
East Mids |
"Got my car back this morning with a window at works and 4 shiny new brakes!
Tool it for a little drive out only for it to start bloody overheating! not that far away from home but having to drive there in stages as it keeps beeping at me!
Oddly, the mechanic just put the keys through the door and left without payment. Think he knows something?! "
Fixing a broken window and brakes has no possible connection to an overheating engine! Are you sure he was a mechanic ? |
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"Got my car back this morning with a window at works and 4 shiny new brakes!
Tool it for a little drive out only for it to start bloody overheating! not that far away from home but having to drive there in stages as it keeps beeping at me!
Oddly, the mechanic just put the keys through the door and left without payment. Think he knows something?!
Don't go too far you'll blow the head gasket..... Big money.....
Oh I know lol stopped every time it got too hot. Luckily hadn't got far from home. Checked under the bonnet and no water....some sprayed over the nearby parts. Waiting for it to cool down before looking further. "
Have you not got roadside.... Possibilities
No water in radiator
Blocked hose
Electric fan not kicking in to cool engine down.... But really best not to drive.... Check wayervwhen cooler  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"What a nightmare! Is it a MX5? 
Peugeot 207cc lol "
Ahh, ok. This had happened to me few years ago when I had an MX5. They are notorious. It was low engine oil that caused it. The warning light didn't work so I kept driving it. |
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands |
"What a nightmare! Is it a MX5? "
What is wrong with MX5's, I have had 10 trouble free years from mine and only sold it because I could no longer get in or out of it  |
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So.... Matey mechanic is coming back today as he diagnosed a problem with the rubber band that drives the water pump but my question is this..... Would this cause a water leak?
I will ask him that later as well don't worry  |
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
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"So.... Matey mechanic is coming back today as he diagnosed a problem with the rubber band that drives the water pump but my question is this..... Would this cause a water leak?
I will ask him that later as well don't worry "
If the water pump is driven off of the auxiliary belt (I don't know the 207cc engine well enough to know one way or the other) and it's slipping, then what will happen is that you'll have insufficient water flow around the engine to cool it, and as it over heats it'll also over pressurise the cooling circuit, leading it to push water out of the expansion tank cap, hence making it look like a leak.
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"So.... Matey mechanic is coming back today as he diagnosed a problem with the rubber band that drives the water pump but my question is this..... Would this cause a water leak?
I will ask him that later as well don't worry
If the water pump is driven off of the auxiliary belt (I don't know the 207cc engine well enough to know one way or the other) and it's slipping, then what will happen is that you'll have insufficient water flow around the engine to cool it, and as it over heats it'll also over pressurise the cooling circuit, leading it to push water out of the expansion tank cap, hence making it look like a leak.
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Aha! I get it now. I did wonder if it was a pressure type situation. Thank you x |
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
A world all of his own |
"So.... Matey mechanic is coming back today as he diagnosed a problem with the rubber band that drives the water pump but my question is this..... Would this cause a water leak?
I will ask him that later as well don't worry
If the water pump is driven off of the auxiliary belt (I don't know the 207cc engine well enough to know one way or the other) and it's slipping, then what will happen is that you'll have insufficient water flow around the engine to cool it, and as it over heats it'll also over pressurise the cooling circuit, leading it to push water out of the expansion tank cap, hence making it look like a leak.
Aha! I get it now. I did wonder if it was a pressure type situation. Thank you x "
Not a problem. "Most" water pumps are driven off of the timing belt nowdays, but it could still be an issue with the pump, some are known to have the impeller fall off, leading to the same situation as above. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I remember when my head gasket went years ago, I had one of those Tigra convertibles and the heaters weren’t warm they were blowing cold air, days later head gasket fucked! |
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And she strikes again! Currently sat in a layby waiting to limp her home (just over half a mile to go now) as she's sprung a leak again
Fucking thing.
Time to start looking for something else I think. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"So got the bill for the brakes and window regulator (and exhaust shield repair that I didn't know needed doing!)
No mention of overheating. Maybe he doesn't want to work on my car anymore lol "
So this suggests that he didn't speak to you about the exhaust sheild before going ahead an repairing it.
That is unauthorised work and you should dispute it.
This is why I never trust garages - but then I am capable of doing my own maintenance and repair work. |
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"So got the bill for the brakes and window regulator (and exhaust shield repair that I didn't know needed doing!)
No mention of overheating. Maybe he doesn't want to work on my car anymore lol
So this suggests that he didn't speak to you about the exhaust sheild before going ahead an repairing it.
That is unauthorised work and you should dispute it.
This is why I never trust garages - but then I am capable of doing my own maintenance and repair work."
Would that cause a problem with the water? |
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"I've been without my car for nearly two weeks - still no diagnosis, which sounds expensive
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Sounds more like a bad garage, if they haven't even diagnosed it in 2 weeks then how much effort do you think they're going to put in for the repair let alone how well they're going to diagnose the problem.
Change your garage or find a way to charge them for the time they have kept your car for. |
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"So got the bill for the brakes and window regulator (and exhaust shield repair that I didn't know needed doing!)
No mention of overheating. Maybe he doesn't want to work on my car anymore lol
So this suggests that he didn't speak to you about the exhaust sheild before going ahead an repairing it.
That is unauthorised work and you should dispute it.
This is why I never trust garages - but then I am capable of doing my own maintenance and repair work.
Would that cause a problem with the water? "
No, but not really the point.
Your cooling issue has probably been lurking for a while. Possible you may have been evaporating coolant over a perood of months and it just so happens that it's fallen below a level where it can adequately cool the engine in this weather and under certain druving conditions.
Always worth keeping an eye on it regularly |
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"So got the bill for the brakes and window regulator (and exhaust shield repair that I didn't know needed doing!)
No mention of overheating. Maybe he doesn't want to work on my car anymore lol
So this suggests that he didn't speak to you about the exhaust sheild before going ahead an repairing it.
That is unauthorised work and you should dispute it.
This is why I never trust garages - but then I am capable of doing my own maintenance and repair work.
Would that cause a problem with the water?
No, but not really the point.
Your cooling issue has probably been lurking for a while. Possible you may have been evaporating coolant over a perood of months and it just so happens that it's fallen below a level where it can adequately cool the engine in this weather and under certain druving conditions.
Always worth keeping an eye on it regularly"
Well it is kind of the point given that that's what broke on it today lol I'm not bothered about work he did that I wasn't expecting.
It's not to do with evaporating coolant. It lost all of its water three times today as I drove it home from town. Its very similar to what it did before. The water holds in the tank when filling it up but as I drive its as if none goes to the engine. Then when I stop a lot of water pools out. |
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By *uzie69xTV/TS
over a year ago
Maidstone |
"What a nightmare! Is it a MX5?
Peugeot 207cc lol
Ahh, ok. This had happened to me few years ago when I had an MX5. They are notorious. It was low engine oil that caused it. The warning light didn't work so I kept driving it. "
Ah so like all cars you need to keep eye on tyre pressure, oil levels, hydraulic fluids etc.
I've had three MX5's and never had any real problems with them. Working from home means the battery's had a hammering this past year. So bought a new battery from Halfords and the boyfriend fitted it in less than half an hour!
They are great little beauties! I love them so much my personal plate has MX5 and SUZ ... |
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By *oerichMan
over a year ago
Tameside |
"What a nightmare! Is it a MX5?
Peugeot 207cc lol
Ahh, ok. This had happened to me few years ago when I had an MX5. They are notorious. It was low engine oil that caused it. The warning light didn't work so I kept driving it. "
Notorious? My wife’s had her MX5 for 13 years and it’s only ever had to have brake and suspension parts replaced. Brilliant car. |
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"When you say you stop and water pours out you mean it off the tank? Maybe the thermostat is knackered and it's not letting the water through?
Mr"
The previous mechanic said it was because a belt on the pump want working to push the water round so the engine got hot. Then the pressure in the water tank pushed the water out of an escape valve?! Something like that anyway. |
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