gti-r-vr6 0 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Bit of a dumb question but i am just wondering how hard the coolent pipes are ment to get on the vr6?I have sniffer tested the car and all is fine and it does not over heat atall, 75-80c normaly then the fans comes in.It has had the aux pump removed and i was wondering if this would cause the problem?The pipes are not rock hard just fairly firm if you know what i mean lol,you can still squeze them a bit.I also read somewhere that the rad cap is rated to 20psi so maybe this is normal?I have not seen any water come out of the over flow on the bottle so i am wondering if the cap is not opening properly, or i may just be getting parinoid as it has been running fine like this for the last 3000miles.I am only asking as before i got the car the heater matrix was leeking and the hoses had been joined together and i have recentaly replaced it,but when i removed the old core the tubes on the bottom looked like they had blow open in a big way.Also when i recently done the chains the bit of head gasket you can see had reins or something like that written on it and was wondering if a standard headgasket has anything written on it that you can see?Maybe the headgasket went on the old owner and blew the heater like that and i am just worrying over nothing?The car is an 93 obd1 Link to post Share on other sites
gti-r-vr6 0 Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Just been out for a run and over filled the header tank a bit to see if my cap is working and it seems it is.I let it warm up and just before the fans came in maybe about an egg cup full of water came out of the header tank over flow so i do beleave my cap is ok.I then let it idle for a fair old time and let the fans come in 4-5 more times and no more water came out just maybe a very little bit of steam every now and again,thats if i am seeing right as it is cold out lol.The hoses are still fairly firm and maybe soften a bit when the fans come in.Can one of you guys have a feel off you water pipes on your car next time it is up to operating temp after a good run and let me know how hard they feel lol. Link to post Share on other sites
gti-r-vr6 0 Posted November 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Anyone? Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 the pipes on mine do get quite hard but i got samcos aslong as they dont get rock hard like not able to move them or squeeze them shoudl be ok ,,,, as for aux water pump u do really need one as it flows the water around the head after the engines turned off which stop the head from warping over time .... Link to post Share on other sites
Bobtrude 0 Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 I agree with cabrioman! U need the aux pump. search and u will find the answer to why. Link to post Share on other sites
gti-r-vr6 0 Posted November 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Many thanks for the replys guys,i will have a better look into this aux pump and try and get myself one.Thanks again. Link to post Share on other sites
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