As post says... the same shitbox, 1994 2.0 Nissan Primera, has developed another fault.
The radiator hose from top of the rad to the engine was a bit lose and leaky the other day. So it was repositioned and tightened up a fraction. And it's been stable since.
Today, the lights are dimming and everythings going wrong with steam billowing out. Turns out that the shoulder on the rad pipe that, well, is a lip to give the jubilee clip a bit of grip, has, somehow broken off causing the rad pipe to fly off and drench the alternator in water.
The lip itself, I did have it, but I pressed down on it lightly and it broke. I can snap it, well, shall I say more like bend it like a stick of soft rock and it'll gently break.
First of all Im concerned by that. Should I be? Does the rest of the radiator stand to fall apart, or is this a normal thing?
Secondly, what can I do to fix the radiator? My dad's suggested a bit of superglue to recreate a lip. Don't know quite how Im going to make a nice seal ALL the way around though... maybe someone has some other suggestions?
Or should I cut my losses and get a new rad?
Thirdly, well, presumably the hose is trying to come off because of a build up of pressure? I thought this system was supposed to be self regulating, blowing water into the expansion tank when high, and sucking when low... oo er... Maybe I should get a new radiator cap??? Or maybe it's indicitive of another problem?
Good news, is that there's hot air inside the car, so Im fairly happy that there's no untoward blockages...
Any suggestions?
Ta Simon