Hello all !
this is my first thread here as I am looking for some advice
I have a 1.1 liter 2011 Fiat Panda MK3 (type 169) and i have been having some overheating problems
Some Backstory: The engine only ever overheats when in stand still traffic or driving below 10km per hour. It has happened a few times however i would always turn around from the traffic to try get more air into the engine and blast the heater on full to try get some hot air out of the engine bay
This time however, She get the hottest i have ever seen. I was on the motorway when i hit a massive traffic jam and had to stop, i was expecting her to overheat and she did, usually however she would not go past the 3/4 point, but she went straight into the red. I pulled into the hard shoulder and checked the engine. I noticed the fan was running and then i switched her off. Left her for about 10 mins to cool down before topping up her coolant and the little bit of coolant that did fall out of the reservoir was Blood red and seemed to have bits in it.
After i got home i gave her a little inspection, the pipe closest to the reservoir was fine, however the furthest pipe, leading from the radiator was crunchy when squeezed, almost like there was something inside of it.
I'm not really sure what to do but i have a feeling it could be either A: Blocked hose ( crunchy one ) OR B: a wonky thermostat
Either way whatever it turns out to be i plan to do a full coolant flush to get all the nasty coolant out of the engine and in the meantime i will keep a 5L bottle of coolant in my boot just incase
Would love to hear from any of you if you think you have some ideas of what it might be or have had similar problems
Thanks !
this is my first thread here as I am looking for some advice
I have a 1.1 liter 2011 Fiat Panda MK3 (type 169) and i have been having some overheating problems
Some Backstory: The engine only ever overheats when in stand still traffic or driving below 10km per hour. It has happened a few times however i would always turn around from the traffic to try get more air into the engine and blast the heater on full to try get some hot air out of the engine bay
This time however, She get the hottest i have ever seen. I was on the motorway when i hit a massive traffic jam and had to stop, i was expecting her to overheat and she did, usually however she would not go past the 3/4 point, but she went straight into the red. I pulled into the hard shoulder and checked the engine. I noticed the fan was running and then i switched her off. Left her for about 10 mins to cool down before topping up her coolant and the little bit of coolant that did fall out of the reservoir was Blood red and seemed to have bits in it.
After i got home i gave her a little inspection, the pipe closest to the reservoir was fine, however the furthest pipe, leading from the radiator was crunchy when squeezed, almost like there was something inside of it.
I'm not really sure what to do but i have a feeling it could be either A: Blocked hose ( crunchy one ) OR B: a wonky thermostat
Either way whatever it turns out to be i plan to do a full coolant flush to get all the nasty coolant out of the engine and in the meantime i will keep a 5L bottle of coolant in my boot just incase
Would love to hear from any of you if you think you have some ideas of what it might be or have had similar problems
Thanks !
- Model
- 1.1 Ecoactive
- Year
- 2011
- Mileage
- 121000
