overheating

Hi, I have a problem on my C220 CDI. The car will over heat and the blowers in the cab will blow cold, I removed the thermostat and checked flow and found out if I left the header tank cap off then the heaters in the cab would get warm. I've heard these have an auxiliary water pump and if so I...

Hi this summer is proving to be a sizzler!! and so it seems is my Engine ECU and gearbox ECU When the vans running they are both getting very hot!! Can barely hold on to them .. I can't believe they are ment to get this hot? They have no heat transfer fins built into their cases and i don't see...

Noticed my car running a little hotter over the last month or so. It used to warm up to just over 80C and then it started running at 90C. Then it started creeping up but the other day, I had the red dash warning about coolant temp and when I looked it was as 120C. Had to park up for 1.5 hours...

Any help much appreciated, main consensus is head gasket but open to offers as they say! Started up from cold and after 5 minutes and very short run of less than a mile temp is up between 80-120 on the clock. Pressurised steam coming from top rear of block under air filter...

Hi all, I had a new (Behr) radiator fitted about 3 weeks ago. No apparent cooling system problems until this week-end. After the visit to the workshop, though, I found that the aircon (Diavia, dealer fitted) had stopped working. The compressor would not switch on. I had for some time...

I'd like to start with thanking everyone for all the great info I have received from here. I have an issue with a newly purchased 05 SL500/230. Someone was having issues with it, I bought via auction, salvaged as flood. But NO sign of any flood. The cooling fan was missing. Since I have...

hi i have a problem with my mercedes sl500 r129 1992 the problem is a really long story but the basics are that the engine gets to around 90 degrees and cuts off then it will not start straight away after this i have to wait around 1 hour for it to cool down and then it will start up and work no...

Hi First post i think on here. I have a question, maybe a simple one. Car - C270CDI auto saloon, 53plate New manifold fitted in March. Intermediate / Oil change Service done in June. The car is still running rough, now takes a few seconds to start after cranking it, whereas before it was...

Hi there, A big hello to everyone on this forum. Ive got a 230ce 1985 w123, lovely beast but has been giving me some overheating problems since I bought it. On the motorway she's fine, stays at around 80 degrees or under. However as soon as I'm in traffic she lets me down! almost hit...