Hi all,
Been the owner of a Corrado for about a week now and I've already managed to break her!
I noticed when i got it that the water temp guage would sit quite low until I came to a stop and it would rise to about normal (halfway) and then fall again on moving. Didn't really think much of it until the oil light started to flash at me. I pulled over and stopped for 10 mins and set off again and it was fine. No lights flashing and the water temp guage was on halfway all the time.
Anyway, toward the end of my journey the water temp light started to flash at me so, again, i pulled over. This time i turned the car off to mountains of steam pouring from under the bonnet, more precisely water pouring from the back of the header tank. Shit.
So, What's wrong? I assume that there's some kind of overflow from the header? Or is that now screwed due to the pressure? I've topped it up again and run it on idle until it warms up and the temp light starts flashing and water gushes from the header tank. The pipes to/from the rad are 'squidgy' and the rad fan isn't spinning at this point either.
I'm going to be extremely annoyed if it's the headgasket but it seems quite likely to me. Could a knackered thermostat cause these problems?
Any help would be very welcome!
Cheers, Ross
