Silverspaceship

Yes. Solved my issue completely. There is a video on YouTube showing how to change the radiator. I chucked money at the problem and spent £230 for someone else to do it. Rad cost £80. Hope you get yours sorted. T.

It is helpful, thank you. Sadly it turns out that it was the radiator. Blocked and leaking. New rad fitted. Pocket emptier but I’m much more relaxed driving about now. Thanks everyone.

Hi -

 

I know this isn't hugely helpful but I have the same issue and having worried about it for a long time I was eventually told it is actually in the manual for the car.

 

A quick check (sorry not sure the page number) and yes it actually says the car temp gauge will go up and then come back down. It has the helpful tip of pulling over and stopping if it reaches the red until it cools down enough.

 

Having worried about this on my own and tried heater trick etc... I stopped doing anything about it and after 2 years its never overheated into the red. Its got close but then something has kicked in i think and brought it back down to a reasonable level.

 

The only thing I did do was add WaterWetter additive which lowers the overall temp slightly ( maybe 5 degrees) . its on amazon.

 

Its not a fix but it does take the stress away!

 

Cheers

Chris

Well I have tried flushing the rad and replacing the coolant and I still get overheating going up hills and sustained motorway driving. This can be mitigated by putting the heater on full and opening the windows so I don’t cook. I’m contemplating getting a new radiator but don’t want to spend that kind of cash if it’s not the issue. Anyone have any ideas please?

 

Tony

Thank you,

 

I will contemplate doing as you suggest.

 

T.

Hello,

 

I have posted about this on the newbie section but since then there has been an attempt to solve it. Alas the problem is still there.

 

Temp gauge rises when going up hill. Usually round town temp gauge is fairly stable. On uphill motorway sections the needle starts to go up. Put the heater on and it comes down. I have put rad flush in and drained and refilled. The problem is still there. Only about 7-8 litres came out when it was drained and the manual says 13.8 litre coolant capacity?? Can anyone suggest what’s happening? My next move is maybe new radiator.

 

Thanks

 

Tony

Hello all, I need some help,( my wife has been saying this for years).

 

I recently bought a 2.8 diesel grand voyager automatic, 05 plate. My problem is that the temp gauge rises when I go up hill and accelerate to maintain speed. I have read a post from 2015 about this issue occurring when towing uphill. The suggestion was radiator replacement. Had this issue ever been solved with flushing the system/rad or is replacement the only solution? Thanks in advance. Tony

Hello all, I need some help,( my wife has been saying this for years).

 

I recently bought a 2.8 diesel grand voyager automatic, 05 plate. My problem is that the temp gauge rises when I go up hill and accelerate to maintain speed. I have read a post from 2015 about this issue occurring when towing uphill. The suggestion was radiator replacement. Had this issue ever been solved with flushing the system/rad or is replacement the only solution? Thanks in advance. Tony

Hello all, I need some help,( my wife has been saying this for years).

 

I recently bought a 2.8 diesel grand voyager automatic, 05 plate. My problem is that the temp gauge rises when I go up hill and accelerate to maintain speed. I have read a post from 2015 about this issue occurring when towing uphill. The suggestion was radiator replacement. Had this issue ever been solved with flushing the system/rad or is replacement the only solution? Thanks in advance. Tony