Technical Fiat punto overheating!

[Stevecoll89]

I have a fiat punto 2000 model 1.2 8v. I have changed the head gasket because it was leaking, overheating and overpressurising. It's still overheating. I change thermostat last year but thought it might be faulty so I removed the it and run it without it but it's still overheating.

Can anyone help?

I was thinking maybe the water pump but I could be missing something.


Thank you.

 

[rallycinq]

Could be pump.

Is it blowing coolant out the expansion bottle?

Do you bleed it every time you refill it?

Cheers

D

 

[Stevecoll89]

It was blowing out of the expansion bottle until I changed the head gasket. I've blead it loads of times.

When I run it for a while and open the coolant bottle water does shoot out.

It does feel like it takes ages to circulate the water around the engine.


Thanks

 

[rallycinq]

Coolant will always shoot out if you open the cap, the coolant is kept under pressure to allow a higher temperature.

If it doesn't boil out with the cap firmly shut its not neccessarily overheating.

Cheers

D

 

[Stevecoll89]

It's overheating because the light on the dash board is coming on lol. I think I have found it. The bleed screw was leaking.