I lost a bolt in the radiator the other day so better safe that sorry I thought I will remove rad and empty and retrieve bolt. There is no sign of bolt in the rad, no rattle nothing which means the only place it could have gone is the into the lower rad hose. I have also checked this and there is no sign of the bolt. I can only assume the worst and it has gone into the main engine. However is this possible it would have had to travel about 18 inches vertically up the lower rad hose, would there be sufficient water pressure to do this to a 30mm bolt? If it has got into the engine what is it likely to do?

Help!!!

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sorry mate not much help was i :rofl:

are you sure its not in the rad a 30 mm bolt would have a bit of diffuculty getting to the bottom if it impo.. prob lodged in the matrix a bit give it a gentle tap on the edge upside down to see if it dislodges... cant see it going that far down the rad!!!

I've tried that, but it looks like it could travel to the bottom and out the lower rad hose.

mmm sh!t um dont know then dude

I'm concerned as it looks like it travels very close to the water pump!

Anyway, what coolant should I use to refill the rad?

could it be stopped by the thermostat look at the cycle pick see if that helps

Maybe, if it goes in that way and its looks possible. I have driven it for a about 100 miles before removing radiator and so far no probs but time will tell. I'll call Z Tech on Monday when I book a service.

good luck matey

I think it may defo be stuck by the termostat now having looked closed at diagrams.

Hi mate, whilst rad is out, turn it upside down and stick a hose pipe in so as to try and flush the bolt out, i would expect the head to have got lodged in the core, obviously you've got the rubber rad pipes off and flushed them through ? still no sign, then seeing as the worst is done, the 2 alloy water inlet pipes are removed with a large allen key ( i think 10mm??) you may as well remove them to check inside there as well and of course here you will see the thermostat.

Oh and new bolts are in post to yer.

smithy

Cheers Smithy. There may be an update soon on that non payer!

ooh please keep me updated on that mate, it's been a bleedin year now :mad:

thanks

smithy