Hey there...
I've recentally brought an XR2i 8v......
Everything was running fine for the first few days..... Then took it out the next day, Everything was running fine until i parked it on my drive then the smoke started to come from the engine....
I looked under the bonnet to fine that my oil was fine but my coolant levels had dropped alot ... i looked over the engine then i found the problem ...
I seem to have a hole in my theromostat ...... And alot of the coolant seems tobe pooring out of it ...
I have had a friend look at it and my other half and it seems to be that either a plug or something has come out and it also seems to us that there is a valve .....
Can anyone please help me ....

 

Wheres the hole mate

 

its on the silver bit near the top about half way across

 

Ok, are we talking red circle or green circle?

 

its the red circle

 

lol, dont be embarased. I did that cos i could see some white staining in the green circle, thought maybe it was cracked.

OK, that should have a very tiny core plug in it, i duno if you will find one that small of if its even worth doing, you can just as easily put a new housing on, 3 x 10mm bolts. However you do run the risk of them snapping which they like to do.....

 

thanking you ..... i shell take a trip to the scrappy.... or buy a new core whats it

 

I beg your pardon

Welcome by the way

 

Lol.. Thanks mate

 

No problem.

Just looking at that picture again, it looks like the core plug is still in there, but they are galvanized steel so they are always the weak part (the housing itself is cast aluminium)

Another housing will probably be the best way, although i would out a new thermostat in aswell while its off as they are notoriously crap on CVH's. Halfords, about Ł3.49

 

we have tried our local scrap yards and local shops and no luck .... we have been told a place in manchester has one for 10 pounds is there any where we can get one before Friday .....

*Pulling Hair out*

Please Help

 

Hi.

Theres millions down our local scrappy.......

I'll get you one off today and send it to you for that if you like?

 

Drill it, Tap it the put a short bolt in it, Use some PTFE tape on the treads of the bolt, Jobs a good un

 

or as andy said a new thermostat
for the sake of a tenner its better to replace than repair

 

Thanks for the help guys i havent been on here for a bit ....bUt the problem is now sorted my friend had one of his old RS in his shed so we popped iton mine ... Its all been checkd and i can acctually drive it now

So thanksagain!!!!