scottgtirxxx
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Hi guys I'm in need of opinion please.
My Pulsar has recently become my daily driver and has performed fantastically until the other day.
Driving on the M1 at around 65mph and noticed the temp oil gauge getting a little higher than normal. Continued on my journey watching the needle get progressively higher and higher until I could pull over safely. When I did get to stop there was steam coming from the engine bay with the oil temp needle almost hitting the max!
I let the car cool, checked the expansion bottle to find it empty of coolant, took the rad cap off to find this also had lost some. I then proceeded in filling the system to checking for leaks to find a small dribble from underneath which I put down to me missing when pouring. I'd recently put on a second hand rad as mine had sprung a leak so thought i'd maybe not bled the system properly and that this was the cause.
On the journey home (16 miles) I kept a keen eye on the gauge and all was normal. I checked the coolant level and this was OK.
After driving for another 3 weeks (400 ish miles) today I encounter the same rise in oil temp. I nurse her home to find that fluid was down again. Once again I topped her up to find coolant escaping from the bottom of the car from somewhere. I suspected the water pump as I've also noticed an unfamiliar noise recently.
My questions are:
Thanks in advance
My Pulsar has recently become my daily driver and has performed fantastically until the other day.
Driving on the M1 at around 65mph and noticed the temp oil gauge getting a little higher than normal. Continued on my journey watching the needle get progressively higher and higher until I could pull over safely. When I did get to stop there was steam coming from the engine bay with the oil temp needle almost hitting the max!
I let the car cool, checked the expansion bottle to find it empty of coolant, took the rad cap off to find this also had lost some. I then proceeded in filling the system to checking for leaks to find a small dribble from underneath which I put down to me missing when pouring. I'd recently put on a second hand rad as mine had sprung a leak so thought i'd maybe not bled the system properly and that this was the cause.
On the journey home (16 miles) I kept a keen eye on the gauge and all was normal. I checked the coolant level and this was OK.
After driving for another 3 weeks (400 ish miles) today I encounter the same rise in oil temp. I nurse her home to find that fluid was down again. Once again I topped her up to find coolant escaping from the bottom of the car from somewhere. I suspected the water pump as I've also noticed an unfamiliar noise recently.
My questions are:
- Would you agree with my diagnosis
- Is it a hard job to replace (have done a lot of forum searches and can't find too much)
- Could the high oil temp have had any adverse effects on other components
Thanks in advance
