Thread: D2 radiator fan on - is this a symptom of doom?

Originally Posted by SiddersC

Mr Whippy's version is great and would be cheap to knock up
You could also make one for next to nothing with a tyre Valve stem and an old expansion tank cap, checking the pressure with you tyre gauge

If you do do this or copy mine just be very careful you do not over pressurize and blow you radiator, or worse heater core. I will never put more than 20 psi in a cooling system.

What I do when using mine is switch off my compressor when it gets to 20. Another safe way to do it would be to make up a hose that connects to a tyre. Deflate/inflate it to 20psi.

A safer method is to pressurize using a bicycle pump, much less chance of accidental over pressurization, generally you won't need too much pressure and leaks are often more visible on a cold motor

You can also attach a remote pressure gauge, handy for checking suspect head gaskets and other overpressurisation issues

I made a joyful discovery last night. For the very first time since this issue started I observed coolant pooling under the vehicle from the underside of the engine somewhere. This makes me very happy! No longer does it seem that it's all disappearing magically into somewhere bad! First time I've ever felt good about a leak! :-) I probably would have been into this more quickly but the recent priority was to get my partner's car back on the road. (Saved $1500 by doing some googling, YouTube and eBay! But that's another story... Screw you Ford!).

Would anyone have an unwanted D2 TD5 coolant reservoir cap they'd sell me? I'm about to send Bundalene a message via ebay as he's helped me out with parts before.

Originally Posted by Wil2k

Would anyone have an unwanted D2 TD5 coolant reservoir cap they'd sell me? I'm about to send Bundalene a message via ebay as he's helped me out with parts before.

you may aswell buy an original from l/r, not expensive and peace of mind for such an important part on the car.