Quote Originally Posted by lowell
Ali, running an overheated M50 for any period of time, even the alusil block that's probably in your car, is dangerous. The car should be off the road by the time it goes above the 3/4 mark.

There are obvious things to check (water pump -- it is lubricated by the coolant and could very well be a plastic impellered unit), but the car probably needs a cooling system pressure test, then a compression test.

If you're in Abu Dhabi and aren't already taking the car to Abdulkader Saleh at Autotech Centre, you might consider going there.

best, whit

Whit,

I'm about 130 miles from Abu Dhabi so driving the car there in this condition is really asking too much of it even if I stop ever 10 miles to add coolant, getting it towed there by a recovery vehicle is possible but I'm hoping I can find a place closer to home, I know about compression tests as I've have them done before I bought my previous car but what or how do u do a cooling system pressure test ?.

I haven't let the temp get past half since then but still it loses almost all its coolant on a short trip. Anyway you have convinced me I won't use the car again until I get the time to get it fixed on one of my off days either Monday /Tuesday, I'll keep u updated.

Thank u again,

Ali