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Overheated ZX - any ideas?
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A common problem on some cars is that the impeller in the water pump is plastic pressed onto a steel shaft and comes loose.  Any restriction in the cooling system is going to increase the resistance on the impeller making it start to slip.  Once it starts slipping it will heat the plastic very quickly and soon the shaft is spinning but the pump is doing nothing.  If that is the case, you only need to flush the cooling system and fit a new pump.

If it's the same as something else of course......
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Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by ChristoT - 29-01-14, 10:08 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by ChristoT - 29-01-14, 10:27 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by Hamos - 29-01-14, 10:42 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by ChristoT - 29-01-14, 10:49 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by rustyrider - 30-01-14, 12:00 AM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by robby boy - 30-01-14, 12:02 AM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by midden - 30-01-14, 12:20 AM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by ChristoT - 30-01-14, 12:25 AM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by Deefer666 - 30-01-14, 08:27 AM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by darrsi - 30-01-14, 12:43 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by ChristoT - 30-01-14, 01:11 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by CRH - 30-01-14, 01:47 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by ChristoT - 30-01-14, 02:02 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by darrsi - 30-01-14, 03:37 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by darrsi - 30-01-14, 03:52 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by ChristoT - 30-01-14, 03:58 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by Gnasher - 30-01-14, 06:04 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by ChristoT - 30-01-14, 06:15 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by darrsi - 30-01-14, 06:22 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by ChristoT - 30-01-14, 06:31 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by Gnasher - 30-01-14, 06:51 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by ChristoT - 30-01-14, 07:20 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by darrsi - 30-01-14, 08:41 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by Deefer666 - 31-01-14, 07:04 PM
Re: Overheated ZX - any ideas? - by ChristoT - 31-01-14, 10:04 PM

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