2002 Ford Galaxy cooling system

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2145simon
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Since: Apr 2010
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Posted on 2010 08 08

you need to top up the cooling system expansion tank,start the engine and switch the heater to hot and let the engine run with the cap off for a few mins untill heater starts coming out warm and then hot,if there is any air in the system it will escape out the expansion bottle,squeeze all the coolant pipes to force out air.once the heater is coming out hot refit the expansion cap and let the engine run upto temperature keeping an eye on gauge.check the top hosepipe from the radiator to thermostat.this will be cold untill the thermostat opens,once the thermostat opens the pipe will get hot and this should circulate through the rad,and soon after the cooling fan should kick in.be careful as the coolant will be hot,

Also check if it has a feed back pipe to the expansion/filling tank, this can block causing an airlock in the system.