Hi guys,
i inherited a 98 punto 60 s.
i was driving it the other day and the heating stopped working. i knew from previous experience that this was a bad sign ( old cinquento)
anyway no temperature warning lights came on but i pulled over anyway.
i heard that the punto has problems with air locking in the heating matrix. so when i went to bleed the coolant system i discovered there was no coolant in the car. so i topped it up with coolant.
now i opened the bleed screw on the radiator and filled it up to the suggested level on the coolant resivoir. the heating came back on after running it for a few minutes. but there was signs of white smoke coming from the exhaust.
but i left it as i had not got time to investigate it further. so when i came back to it there was no coolant in the system again. and i cant see whee the leak is.
so i suppose my queries are....
if no temperature warning came on was the engine alright for running with no coolant for a that small amount of time?
does the white smoke signify damage to the head gasket?
is the any other bleed screws in the coolant system that i need to open to re fill the system properly?
is there any other possible faults causing my coolant to dissapera other than a leak?
sorry for all the questions just annoying me as the car was "serviced" before i got it and it was running fine for the last 2 weeks i had it.
P.s extra info. there seems to be staining on the inside of the coolant resevoir. like rust. is this from the coolant system?
Thanks in advance
Martin
i inherited a 98 punto 60 s.
i was driving it the other day and the heating stopped working. i knew from previous experience that this was a bad sign ( old cinquento)
anyway no temperature warning lights came on but i pulled over anyway.
i heard that the punto has problems with air locking in the heating matrix. so when i went to bleed the coolant system i discovered there was no coolant in the car. so i topped it up with coolant.
now i opened the bleed screw on the radiator and filled it up to the suggested level on the coolant resivoir. the heating came back on after running it for a few minutes. but there was signs of white smoke coming from the exhaust.
but i left it as i had not got time to investigate it further. so when i came back to it there was no coolant in the system again. and i cant see whee the leak is.
so i suppose my queries are....
if no temperature warning came on was the engine alright for running with no coolant for a that small amount of time?
does the white smoke signify damage to the head gasket?
is the any other bleed screws in the coolant system that i need to open to re fill the system properly?
is there any other possible faults causing my coolant to dissapera other than a leak?
sorry for all the questions just annoying me as the car was "serviced" before i got it and it was running fine for the last 2 weeks i had it.
P.s extra info. there seems to be staining on the inside of the coolant resevoir. like rust. is this from the coolant system?
Thanks in advance
Martin