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Old 10-02-2009, 07:50 PM
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hello guys just a quick 1 4 ya. wen i got off the motoway the other day i noticed my water was boiling in the radiator willa swirl pot sort this out thanks.
Old 10-02-2009, 07:52 PM
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yes think it will mate got 1 on mine...
Old 10-02-2009, 09:30 PM
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No because you already have a swirl pot as part of the thermostat housing!
If your water is boiling you need to find out why.
Old 11-02-2009, 09:58 AM
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try a new fan switch first. Bout 12 quid.
Old 11-02-2009, 10:03 AM
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I have a swirl pot becuase i have a fmic that has fans on the front and it helped mine, my car wasnt overheating it just used to creep up in traffic. in thick traffic it hits just over half way then the twin fans kick in and it drops between quater and half.
In my opinion you can never have enough heat aids, im putting my fans on a switch also fitting water injection and i already have a cossie thermostat switch on mine.

But i do agree with Karlos you should find out why its overheating first.
Old 11-02-2009, 12:20 PM
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As mentioned above, the thermostat has a air release point as a standard design. Wont hurt to put another one along the line, and run both air release lines back to the header tank. Plus if its ya thing, bit of extra bling under the bonnet!!
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Originally Posted by S2Dan
Plus if its ya thing, bit of extra bling under the bonnet!!
Nail...head
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its not over heating only wen in traffic but fans come on n igoes to quarter i just noticed after a gd run on motoway i pulled ova n it sounded like bubbling or boiling thanks 4 help cheers
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