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      02-22-2016, 01:15 AM   #4
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A cold day in hell.

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Originally Posted by vickster24 View Post
Hi all,
To cut a long story short, car is April 2012 116iA, 72000km, has changed expansion bottle twice, changed turbo water pump, numerous o-rings, water pump, now turbo leaking oil everywhere.. WTF, still water lost...now garage has to order parts for turbo hose...o-rings, expansion bottle cap..etc etc.
Hi,

Your car appears to suffer from severe temperature issues. I've failed to have been to Mauritius so far (it's a bit too expensive ), but "in theory" it's rather hot there beside Africa (although Wikipedia claims not really hot). Therefore it should be either overheating not handled properly by the car's computer - in this case replacing those failing parts is no remedy to the actual issue (but if it were really the case you should've ruined your engine already), or you may be just too harsh to the car: even in the warm climate you should not set off immediately and push it hard at once - give the engine a few minutes of idling and/or drive moderately the fist few minutes/miles to let it gain temperature gently. To go easy on the turbine coolant pump, try to reduce temperature gently too by driving moderately before you stop. Did you tune the engine without letting us know? Do you change oil frequently enough, is it the recommended type? Do you use literally water to cool the engine or do you follow the manufacturer's instruction which might suggest a less boiling chemical liquid for your climate?
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