A80 2.0i Over heating

Nov 13, 2003 2 Replies

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Spartacus 22 years ago

I have a strange problem with my A80 and I hope someone can give me an idea as what is wrong.

Driving normally the car is fine. If I am driving down a motorway/autobahn, if I come to a traffic jam where the traffic is stopped or crawling, after around 5 minutes my engine over heats, and a lot of hot water is ejected from the radiator cap. Both of the cooling fans at this time are fully working.

The is causing me a lot of trouble as in UK traffic jams are a common occurance.

Thanks

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Liam 22 years ago

Sounds a bit like what use to happen to my old Audi 80 coupe, eventually found that someone had repaired a water hose by fitting a piece of tube inside the pipe which reduced the bore size and caused loads of back pressure. Maybe you have a blockage somewhere thats causing back pressure.

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Rune Skigelstrand 22 years ago

Could also be the thermostat stuck in partly open position.

regards Rune S.

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