i have the day off tomorrow and want to spend it productively so thought id stop all the bitching whinging and moaning about the car and get it sorted so gonna spend the day and have a go at the zed, i want to source the over heating problem so im going to take all the pipes off and fit my new sfs ones, is there any way to check the rad ect to see if there is anything wrong with it or any thing to look out for in particular.....any help would be greatly received...

before you take it out, buy a pack of denture cleaning tablets, stick them in the rad, shut it and start the engine, it thouroughly cleans the rad and the rest of the water system :)

Ive done it on loads of cars and even on newer cars where you think the rads are fine, loads of crap still get flushed out !

really will that not do any damage?? how will i then flush the system?

Nope wont do any damage, disconnect a rad hose and drain out the crap then flush it out using a garden hose

so do i have it running while im flushing it out?? cheers

yup, make sure you put the hose in the inlet side of the cooling system, and have it on and running before you start the engine.

 

It wont get rid of everything, but will get rid of most crud and return alot of your cooling systems efficiency

ok mate ill have a go, cheers for the help

well had a poke and prod and bit of a sort out, firstly found that when i topped up the expansion bottle it just poured out the bottom lol, so gonna get a replacement bottle and replace all the crusty water pipes and little hoses for some nice new ones, gonna clean the radiator out then fill with nice fresh water and coolant and see where that gets me....feeling beter knowing it doesnt look too drastic :clap:

Have you managed to have a look at the bottle to see if it needs replacing as it oils just be a pipe off or something

not yet but all the brown sludgy crap water you get in old rads is over the bottom of the bottle and its bone dry inside...i have wed off so gonna stirp the front of the car down and get to the bottom of it, ill remove the bottle and check all the pipes see whats what...