frankc

I can see what he is saying. If it were me id drain all the water from the engine again. Loosen and remove one end of the lowest hose, and dont forget to remove the radiator cap :) Dont forget to open the heater controls. Tighten everything back up again. Keep the heater controls open on full heat. Slowly fill the car back up with water. Occasionally squeezing all the hoses to get rid of the air. When its full leave the cap off and run the engine. Squeeze all the hoses again to get rid of the air. Watch your fingers those moving parts can hurt. Top up. Put the cap back on. As it pressurises loosen the bleed screw to get rid of and air remaining. You may find the water level may suddenly drop a little as the car gets hotter. That just means the thermostat has opened and allowed full circulation. You may have to top up and bleed a few times before you get rid of all the air pockets. If its possible try to get the front of the car higher than the back. Bubbles always like to rise. Good luck. You will let us know how you got on wont you??

Thanks Peter, started already. :)

Id honestly check what they are actually going to do before you book it in. It may state Major service but some, well most, times their idea of a major service is different to yours. I have done a lot of research on the subject lately and most "major" services mean just a look around your car and an oil change basically. You would be better off with an MOT and an independent oil and filter change from a good garage. At the average cost of between £200-£300+ id want more for my money. Of course if you can prove me wrong please feel free. I certainly wont be offended. :)

Just saying Hi. Apparently I have been a member for a while but never remembered joining! Must be my age. Got myself a nice Jag XKR convertible last year. My pride and joy.

Sure. You have a bad connection on your battery lead. ;) Id check the earth first. Even if it looks secure id remove. Clean it and replace. If the Earth is loose you will get those symptoms. On my other car I had a bad earth. Talk about bizarre. For no reason at all the car would be simply 'dead' when I got into it. No ignition , nothing. Then I slammed the door shut.... bingo... everything worked. I had bought a brand new battery about a month before. So I never suspected the battery. Turned out the garage had not tightened the nut up enough when he fitted the battery and it had come off. It looked ok when I looked at it. New nut and bolt on the terminal no problems since.