help needed, car overheating

[ZILR-34]

hi guys

i have a R32 gts-t i have put on a r33 turbo on the other day and today when i toke it for a small spin around the block i saw the temp was all the way to High, i put coolent in it and new oil b4 i toke it for a spin. i also filled up the turbo wit oil b4 i put i connected the oil line to it.

the question i want to know how many litres of oil do i need to put in coz my guess is there is about 1 litre of oil in the turbo itself and i put 3litres in the engine.

also will the car overheat bcoz of this problem?

[inissane]

make sure absolutely no oil or coolant leeks -

radiator and overflow bottle full??

any more heat/steam from bay or only the stock water temp gauge reading too high too early??

[B0oStEr]

You may need to bleed the air out of the cooling system. The bleeder is on the front of the plenum.

[Cubes]

You have to bleed the air out the system.

The R32's have two bleed points, one for the heater that is T'd off the top heater hose near the drivers side.

You can bleed the plenum bolt as much as you want but it will still overheat IF you don't also bleed the heater hose.

[blind_elk]

the question i want to know how many litres of oil do i need to put in coz my guess is there is about 1 litre of oil in the turbo itself and i put 3litres in the engine.

Check the dipstick - that will tell you whether you have enough oil in the engine.

[ZILR-34]

make sure absolutely no oil or coolant leeks -  

radiator and overflow bottle full??

any more heat/steam from bay or only the stock water temp gauge reading too high too early??

well lots of steam was comin from the engine bay from the turbo side. but i had split some oil on the turbo so when it heated up it could of made the steam 'i could be worng' the overflow bottle is half way, after driving it for not even 5mins the stock temp gauge in the car was showing high

[ZILR-34]

can sum one post pix of the two bleed points for the water system...

[ZILR-34]

bump

[HIPSI]

If you have steam coming from the turbo side you may have a small hole in the heater piping. I dont think oil makes steam?

[ZILR-34]

can sum one give me more info how to bleed the water system and how to do it etc...

[NZM.031]

you will smell oil, and it will smoke, its a smell that doesnt disappear in a hurry.

the bleed points, one will be at the front of the plenum and one at the top radiator hose i think. they are 10mm bolts that have a little yellow sticker near them.... undo them both, when coolant starts coming out put that one back in, then when it starts coming out the other, put the bolt back in that.

you may have a leaking water line to the turbo, did you check the washers?? maybe you dropped one or something. did you bend the pipe or man-handle it in any way??

cheers

Linton

[ZILR-34]

yea i have checked everything on the turbo side, i have also got sum of my mate to go over it as well. they say its fine all washers etc.. is okay. i replaced the thermostat it seems to be okay now it dosent overheat but the temp gauge in the car still goes abit high. ill try bleeding the water system n ill see how i go

thanks everyone