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I've been using the van this week to do the 40 mile round trip to work, but instead of gunning it up to an indicated 80 whenever possible I've been finding a convenient truck and sitting behind it, thus using a lot less fuel and putting the engine under a lot less stress. Funnily enough my journey time is not affected a great deal.
The oil and coolant seem to maintaining their levels, with no contamination of the coolant. There are small traces of mayonnaise around the oil filler cap, but none on the dipstick. Word has it that the mayo may be the result of gas blowing back past a scraper ring, so I suppose a compression test might reveal that. However the engine pulls all right so I'm not too bothered about that.
I'm beginning to think that p/x for a cheap £600 hatchback may be a bit premature, there might be some life left in the van yet. I should damn well hope so given what I paid for it and what it's cost me so far!
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
The one that tells you the bleeding obvious ie. it's freezing outside is usually a low grade thermistor quite often housed in a little bulge on the underside of one of the wing mirrors.
You will be using more fuel and it might explain the mayo on the oil cap especially if you've not done any long journeys in the car.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
??? what engine is it (vehicle will do)? Cambelt off? Yes if it were the water pump, but I'm struggling to think of an engine that requires that level of access to change the TStat.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
In the meantime I'll try and find some proper data on that engine.
I've haven't seen something that dumb since Renault 5's of the early 80's (and I have an Alfa!!)
Apparently what a lot of people do is fit an inline thermostat instead, like this:-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OEM-Replacement-Thermostat-Renault-4-5-21-25-Espace-Trafic-Volvo-345-343-340-/350826845326
Seeing as your thermostat is now (probably) wide open, it's not doing anything. Adding this into that top hose I mentioned in the post above, should work perfectly adequately.
Mention it to your friendly mechanic and see what he thinks.
edit will probably have to wait till I get home as there's something funny going on with the iceweasel browser I'm using to look at the ebay site.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
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if it hasn't got a proper spare wheel, I don't want it
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself