307 Overheating problem

Del · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject: 307 Overheating problem

Ok i have a story for u guys today around 4:00am was gunning it down the south highway coming from point every thing was working properly. When i reach the triffic light at the new flyover i overtaked a van the geard down intensively to the stop light then, when green came on i realise i mashing gas and the car not going no way mind u every thing still on except i switched to tiptronic and the car bucked like if the gear not catching, so i pulled on the side open the bunet to find smoke. Not bad but i could sense that some thing was wrong and was very hot so went back put on ignition to find that the temp had reach in the red zone this is a firs timer since this never happen so waited about 10 mins the tried, was moving now but had problems chaniging gears locked in third gear pulled over agian the reset the battery polls to lose the memory the everything worked propely.oh i noticed that the oil filter was slightly rasied,probly due to the heat as i recently serviced my car on my own but the coolant level was ok. any ideas as to what cold be the problem i think the termostat is the culprit.
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Plex · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:34 am Post subject:

Most of the times termostat is the problem, but before this what temp was reading?

Del · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:36 am Post subject:

was reading 90 and below
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Plex · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:57 am Post subject:

Temp acceptable, then i hope its not the pump?

Del · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:00 am Post subject:

hope not
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Del · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:28 am Post subject:

Will i did not bleed out the coolant system so that why the temp guage is moving so eratic and not cooling properly.Think problem would be sloved when i do that.There is a little alan key screw to let out the pressure.
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