Andymh5
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- A220/Del Sol
Hello all,
I took my CRX Del Sol to its first track day at Kirkistown last weekend (Trackskills) and had a ton of fun, until the CRX overheated and didn't want to start again.
It has a B16a2 engine with a P28 ecu.
During my first few sessions after driving it very hard I noticed some steam coming from the coolant bottle located on the left side of the radiator but didn't see it as a huge issue as the car temp gauge was in the middle of the dial and it still had water/coolant in it (nearly max level.) However, on my last run I noticed much more steam coming from the front as I was driving around and then saw that the temp gauge maxed out. I immediately put the car in neutral and pulled off the track into a safe location. The engine stopped when I put the car in neutral and wouldn't start again.
My buddy and I worked for about an hour to try and get it going again. We checked the spark plugs which and oil levels which all appeared fine. The car turned over but didn't start. We then decided to try and push started which worked but the engine sounded rough. I tried driving it home but after around a mile it overheated again (coolant still full). We forgot to check the radiator at the track but we checked after it overheated again and it was dry. We filled it with around 3 litres of water to try and get home but the CRX didn't want to start again.
My first thoughts are that it has either a faulty thermostat or water pump but this doesn't explain why it won't start.
I'm going to check its compression this Sat to rule out head damage but if anyone has any ideas on what could be wrong please let me know.
Thanks in advance
I took my CRX Del Sol to its first track day at Kirkistown last weekend (Trackskills) and had a ton of fun, until the CRX overheated and didn't want to start again.
It has a B16a2 engine with a P28 ecu.
During my first few sessions after driving it very hard I noticed some steam coming from the coolant bottle located on the left side of the radiator but didn't see it as a huge issue as the car temp gauge was in the middle of the dial and it still had water/coolant in it (nearly max level.) However, on my last run I noticed much more steam coming from the front as I was driving around and then saw that the temp gauge maxed out. I immediately put the car in neutral and pulled off the track into a safe location. The engine stopped when I put the car in neutral and wouldn't start again.
My buddy and I worked for about an hour to try and get it going again. We checked the spark plugs which and oil levels which all appeared fine. The car turned over but didn't start. We then decided to try and push started which worked but the engine sounded rough. I tried driving it home but after around a mile it overheated again (coolant still full). We forgot to check the radiator at the track but we checked after it overheated again and it was dry. We filled it with around 3 litres of water to try and get home but the CRX didn't want to start again.
My first thoughts are that it has either a faulty thermostat or water pump but this doesn't explain why it won't start.
I'm going to check its compression this Sat to rule out head damage but if anyone has any ideas on what could be wrong please let me know.
Thanks in advance