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klumzer
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« Reply #90 on: July 20, 2012, 11:24:15 pm »

Looks like to little flow in the system

Yes, exactly.

The cap was on. I have the same bottle like you. Ventilator works normally at higher rev. Water pump is the original revived by a specialist so it must be ok. Belt is brand new, no slipping... It seems the hot water does not go to the cooler at idle.. The thermostat ok, not new but works properly.
I suspect air bubbles somewhere in the system, but where?
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« Reply #91 on: July 20, 2012, 11:52:43 pm »

Are you sure the thermostat opens in time.
You can feel that by feeling the temp of the hose that comes out.
Is the hose narrower installed properly?


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« Reply #92 on: July 21, 2012, 11:09:38 am »

Now I am on holiday so I can not test the system but I would like to collect ideas what to check when I go home. I worry about it a bit...
Which hose narrower do you mean?
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« Reply #93 on: July 21, 2012, 11:59:17 am »

I think the problem is not flow but that it can't keep pressure - i.e. I suspect you have a water or air leak somewhere in the system. Increased flow (until a certain point) means more cold water through the engine and the temperature drops and boiling stops, but this only works until the engine is really hot. When the system is pressurized, the temperature can go over 100 deg C and it won't boil.

Finding the leak can be difficult since it may not be clearly visible on the engine - small amounts of water are very difficult to see. I had a leak around the timing chain cover on my 2.2 some years ago, and I was luckly  spotting it when it sprayed the water out - the engine is idling in this photo.



This very small leak gave me the exact same problem as you have now.

But it could also be a cracked hose, a pipe, or as simple as the cap not fitting tightly on the header tank. It doens't even have to leak water - if air is leaking out the system somewhere, the pressure can't increase over 1 bar, and you're in trouble (boiling!)

A bit to think about there...

Have a great holiday,
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« Reply #94 on: July 21, 2012, 12:13:35 pm »

The narrower is mounted in the hose that goes to the top of the expansion tank and comes from the thermostat house.

I don't know what it does if it is not mounted, but could be that that it does something with the circulation in the system.
And as Anders say, a small leak can lead to this problem.
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« Reply #95 on: July 21, 2012, 01:10:06 pm »

I don't know what it does if it is not mounted, but could be that that it does something with the circulation in the system.

It doesn't do anything except connecting the 6 mm vent hose from the thermostat housing to the 16 mm connection on the top of the header tank. I've got a refabricated header tank with a 6 mm connection. The hose is there to vent out air out of the cooling system from the thermostat housing.
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« Reply #96 on: July 21, 2012, 02:30:59 pm »

Thanks.

So, the narrower can not cause this problem...

The engine was disassambled, cleaned and all gaskets are replaced. Almost all cooling hoses are new, others are in good shape, new clamps. I do not have the original header tank it is from Renault 19/Clio the same as Oetker has.

I think it will not be easy to solve this problem. Thanks for all advice, I will check for small leakage and the header cap first when I go home.
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« Reply #97 on: July 21, 2012, 02:53:21 pm »


It doesn't do anything except connecting the 6 mm vent hose from the thermostat housing to the 16 mm connection on the top of the header tank. I've got a refabricated header tank with a 6 mm connection. The hose is there to vent out air out of the cooling system from the thermostat housing.

It has a function.
It is to cut of flow a bit.
Th water-flow was to strong without the narrower, generating air in the system at the expansion bottle.
This air get trapped at the heater core generating irritating sounds.
According to the manual updates it is part of a modification.

I never tried, but I think using a thermostat with automatic degasser would be a good solution to get trapped air out.
The hose with the tap can be replaced by one without.
A experiment for later, because at the moment no need to work there.
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« Reply #98 on: July 21, 2012, 03:22:17 pm »

Ok, I will also check the narrower. It should be mounted with the larger end pointing to the header.

By the way, what is the normal water temperature at idle in Murena 2.2? And during normal use?

I have a VW Golf III for daily use, it has quite constant water temperature about 90 degrees. In winter at -20 C it is 85 degrees, in summer above +35 C it is 90 degrees (maximum 92 at high load). It does not matter if the engine is at idle or on motorway. So it is strange for me, that the water boiling at idle in Murena...
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« Reply #99 on: July 21, 2012, 07:55:26 pm »

Ok, I will also check the narrower. It should be mounted with the larger end pointing to the header.

By the way, what is the normal water temperature at idle in Murena 2.2? And during normal use?

I have a VW Golf III for daily use, it has quite constant water temperature about 90 degrees. In winter at -20 C it is 85 degrees, in summer above +35 C it is 90 degrees (maximum 92 at high load). It does not matter if the engine is at idle or on motorway. So it is strange for me, that the water boiling at idle in Murena...

My water temp at idle goes up to 95C then the vent kicks in and it drops back to around 85C.
It takes more then 5 miles for the car to warm up to around 80C

It is a bit difficult to get all air out the system at first.
a while ago I refilled the system andreplaced a hose and had exactly the same boiling.
Once the thermostat had opend it was OK.
Trapped air can be a bit difficult with this cars.
Maybe after your holyday the problem is vanished Wink
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« Reply #100 on: July 21, 2012, 10:03:30 pm »

Maybe after your holyday the problem is vanished Wink

Smiley I hope so.

Up to 95C, so it should not boil... It is a really annoying problem. After changing a lot of parts to new ones and it does not work. But it can be solved so positive thinking! Smiley
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« Reply #101 on: July 22, 2012, 07:54:11 am »

The water temperature can be higher inside the cylinder head than the reading in the termostat housing, so you can't conclude that there will be no boiling just because the temperature is below 100 deg C. If the system is not pressurised perfectly, there will be localised boiling in hot areas, e.g. on top of the combustion chambers. Localised boiling is very problematic because boiling water has little or nor cooling effect, but in a properly pressurised system, localised boiling doesn't happen.

About the reducer in the vent hose: I didn't know that there had been a modification of this, but it sounds likely. Note that the reducer connects the 6 mm hose exiting from the side of the thermostat housing to the 16 mm hose on the header tank, so it's the other way around compared to what you mention below.

A recommendation: When you get home and start looking for the problem, don't exclude any parts just because you're sure they're done right - e.g. changing gaskets always involves a risk that the new gasket fails after a short while. I'd start with where pressure is generated: The water pump, looking very carefully for any signs of leaking water. Then working my way forward to the engine, cylinder head, thermostat etc.

By the way, how was the engine sealed? With the original paper gaskets?

Positive thinking, yes that's just what you need! And some systematic fault finding and experimentation Smiley

/Anders
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« Reply #102 on: July 22, 2012, 11:36:53 am »

Thanks for the tips.

I bought a complete gasket kit from Glaser, including some paper gaskets.
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« Reply #103 on: August 05, 2012, 06:28:20 pm »

My water temp at idle goes up to 95C then the vent kicks in and it drops back to around 85C.
It takes more then 5 miles for the car to warm up to around 80C

It is a bit difficult to get all air out the system at first.
a while ago I refilled the system andreplaced a hose and had exactly the same boiling.
Once the thermostat had opend it was OK.
Trapped air can be a bit difficult with this cars.
Maybe after your holyday the problem is vanished Wink

So, the problem is almost vanished. We managed to get out some air from the system, now it is much better. But I have to change one of the hoses at the top of the thermostat housing. When the thermostat opens, it is leaking... Sad Probably we have both problem, air in the system and bad pressurization.

Another interesting thing with the Clio expansion bottle: We filled it a bit above the "Min" marking. After starting the engine first (cold engine) the level was decreasing and the water disappeared from the bottle. We filled a small amount of water to the bottle. When the engine became hot the bottle was full without any air... Water did not come out at the cap.
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« Reply #104 on: August 05, 2012, 06:41:33 pm »

I have just found another topic with Oetker's post concerning the right cap for the Clio bottle. It should be yellow, but I have a dark brown one... I do not know the pressure when it opens. Maybe it should be changed...
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