BOILED OVER! HELP!

[Kris Hansen]

Also, don't forget to clean the outside of the
radiator/condensor, it is amazing how much crud can
get trapped in there, seriously reducing the ammount
of airflow through the fins..

Kris
--- Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:
> audi90sq at yahoo.com writes:
> > I just got the AC in my UrQ charged up yesterday,
> and
> > was driving for about a half an hour to check it
> out. 
> > Now, my car usually runs around 180 and shoots up
> to
> > 210 at idle.  With AC I was running at 210 and
> when I
> > got home and idled for a few minutes to cool the
> > turbo, it shot up to 235 and boiled over.  Coolant
> > bubeling out of my overflow tank.  1) I have not
> > flushed the system in this car since I bought it a
> few
> > months ago and 2) the coolant seems to be green
> (not
> > red).  Will a good flush and some propper coolant
> cure
> > my problem, or do I have other problems.  OBTW it
> was
> > 120 out that dayl!
> 
> If your car is pre-1998 then the correct coolant is
> the good 'ol
> green stuff.  Does your radiator fan work?  If that
> doesn't
> run then fix that first.  If the fan works but you
> still get overheats
> then check your coolant thermostat.  If the
> thermostat is good then
> you probably have a clogged radiator.
> 
> Flushing the system is probably a good idea (you
> probably don't know
> how old that coolant in the system is, but you
> should check the
> basics first.
> 
> Use only phosphate-free coolant.  I recommend
> Autobahn from the dealer,
> or Pentosin brand coolant.  Many of the
> off-the-shelf coolants from
> auto parts stores contain phosphate (despite the
> claim that they're safe
> for aluminum engines).  Most Japanese cars actually
> specify high-phosphate
> content coolants.
> 
> -Ti
> 01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
> 84 5000S 2.1 turbo
> 80 4000 2.0
> -- 
>     ///  Ti Kan                Vorsprung durch
> Technik
>    ///   AMB Research Laboratories, Sunnyvale, CA.
> USA
>   ///    ti at amb.org
>  //////  http://www.amb.org/ti/
> ///
> 


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