Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hey guys just recently bought a m35 drove it 2 hours home no worries, drove it to and from work for a week but on Saturday it started getting a little hot going up a pretty steep hill whilst boosting, nothing serious it went up to halfway between operating temp and hot on the gauge, pulled over cooled down and drove it a few mins home. Filled it up with coolant cause I thought maybe it was just low on coolant then later that night coolant started coming out of the overflow, it had no thermostat so I put one in and changed rad cap now it can't run more then 10 mins without coolant coming out of the overflow and waters not getting through the thermostat even though it's brand new. Previous owner told me turbo was shoddy and was pressurizing the cooling system (I thought he just had no clue what he was on about in all honesty) so I'm curious as to if this is actually a possibility or does anyone have an idea that doesn't involve the head gasket being blown because that is the last thing I want to have to change on a car I just bought but if it is the head gasket any pointers on doing it myself looks like motor has to be taken out or can I get around taking it out? 

Thanks in advance for any help

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/484861-m35-vq25det-cooling-issues/
Share on other sites

9 hours ago, Damom8 said:

halfway between operating temp and hot on the gauge,

That's very hot. It's also no indication of exactly how hot it was because if the sensor is not in water then it cannot tell you what the water temp is. If you lose water, you may not have had a wet sensor.

9 hours ago, Damom8 said:

Previous owner told me turbo was shoddy and was pressurizing the cooling system

Hahhahahahahahhaha.

9 hours ago, Damom8 said:

an idea that doesn't involve the head gasket being blown

No. It has a blown head gasket or two. You bought a car with a blown head gasket and teh seller actually warned you of that fact. You now have to pull it apart.

  • Like 1

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • 3 Kids are starting to hit that ages. I wanted to get them something special to learn on, put down the screens and have some fun. 4Door 2001 R34DE Black Pearl GV1 Jap Import, AU 2nd owner. Pre Work done. Suspension - Wheels Pedders SportsRyder Coilovers   Wheels TSG Spokey Boi 18'x9.5"+15 Body JASI Aero 4 door Type R Full Kit LED Conversion - Parker, Blinkers, & Reverse Exhaust Hurricane Headers 100 CPI high flow cat 2.5" Piping Cannon muffler Internal Bride low max stradia ii - front seats  Bride RO seat base and Rails (R/H) Cube short shifter LED Conversion - Interior   
    • Why are you so adamant on going M12? Why not follow Brad (GTSBoy) suggestion. You're talking moving from a 1/8" size, to a 1/2" effectively. 4 times bigger. Why skip the commonly available sizes in between? The bigger you go, the more likely you are to strip the threads out at a later date, as guaranteed, someone will put a huge spanner on the M12 and really tighten it up, and you're only in thin wall, so not a lot of threads to engage!
    • Hi. Yeah thanks. Car is already at tuners and it staying there to resolve "many" issues they do not like. So it is in a good hands. Getting a good tune on that Nistune ECU too so the car would be good. Just needs a little tune up and love.
    • Probably gonna remove manifold and turbo. I’m not sure if I can get M12 x 1.5 air tight. Could use high temp Loctite 246 or something similar, but I don’t know. Maybe it’s just best to remove everything again and weld an 1/8NPT on there instead.
    • Yeah, saw the ratios, not impressed. Would like the punch I have in the first gears now. With those ratios it won't be the same.  Also want the h pattern gearing, or at least a quiet gear set that don't need to come apart for service each year. Looks like the only "reasonable" way Is a 8hp70 transmission, but where is the fun in that🤷‍♂️
×
×
  • Create New...