Water problems 2009 Kia Sedona 2.9 diesel
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Desperate for help with this one guys as I can't afford to buy another car!
The car over heated on a long run but was pulled off the road as soon as guage went up to the top. There was no coolant left. Tried refilling it but new coolant all seemed to go into the expansion bottle. On a short run, I could hear what sounded like boiling water squeezing round the system. Took out thermostat. Replaced the temperature guage just below it. Filled it with flush and tried to drain the system via the plug but only a small amount of coolant came out. Filled again and with K seal and water which is now squirting out the rad! Probably because of the flush!
I've tried filling it again to see if I can see water being pushed around the system by the pump but it all comes shooting out of the filler cap. When I put the cap back on it fills the expansion bottle straight away.
So before I replace the rad, does anyone have any ideas ie the water pump is gone or something else?
Next day; So to try and test the water pump, I filled the rad up with water (which I'll replace if it works) left the cap off and started the engine. The water and remaining coolant spurts out furiously, so that would seem as though the water pump is working? But also the expansion bottle continues to fill to the point where water is forcing itself out of the cap.
Thanks
Jim
The car over heated on a long run but was pulled off the road as soon as guage went up to the top. There was no coolant left. Tried refilling it but new coolant all seemed to go into the expansion bottle. On a short run, I could hear what sounded like boiling water squeezing round the system. Took out thermostat. Replaced the temperature guage just below it. Filled it with flush and tried to drain the system via the plug but only a small amount of coolant came out. Filled again and with K seal and water which is now squirting out the rad! Probably because of the flush!
I've tried filling it again to see if I can see water being pushed around the system by the pump but it all comes shooting out of the filler cap. When I put the cap back on it fills the expansion bottle straight away.
So before I replace the rad, does anyone have any ideas ie the water pump is gone or something else?
Next day; So to try and test the water pump, I filled the rad up with water (which I'll replace if it works) left the cap off and started the engine. The water and remaining coolant spurts out furiously, so that would seem as though the water pump is working? But also the expansion bottle continues to fill to the point where water is forcing itself out of the cap.
Thanks
Jim
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