Anyone's shiter overheating?

[DSdriver]

On the hottest day of the year (so far) I feel we need a thread where you can share your tales of woe. A problem shared is a problem halved

[clayts450]

Not yet, although I have elected to take a velour-seated vehicle into work today rather than a leather-clad one.

Work are letting us wear shorts today too. My legs haven't been exposed since about 1842

[loserone]

I've burst a brake pipe.  Not sure that's temperature related though

[Fumbler]

Rear plate has gone soft and buckled. Car has no trouble starting though!

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

The amount of breakdowns over the last few days have been quite an eye opener although I reckon more breakdowns are people getting away after the break up and not doing their pre journey checks. In less than a mile yesterday I was held up by a very new Nissan chest freezer- broken, a knackered Renault Scenic- broken and a pink Cadillac of all things- also broken. I do notice that there is a fairly equal mix of recent stuff and council estate fodder all flashing away on the hard shoulder and about half of all that is obvious tyre issues. Of all the cars I've noticed in the last month, none have been Jaguars.

[chodweaver]

The pink Corsa was struggling with the elevated temperatures last week, so I gave it fresh oil and filters - but these new highs are testing the rad fan to the limit. Wish me luck for my urban pootling in it this afternoon...

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[wuvvum]

Got stuck in traffic on the M25 for an hour earlier, during which time the outside temp gauge went from 27 to 31.  The 75's temp gauge didn't budge, but I was seriously regretting not fixing the air con. 

[Fumbler]

Seen a fair few cars being towed by recovery firms. No doubt more to come as it gets hotter.

[dome]

I've cured the Exploders coolant leak by taking all of the coolant out of it while I await a new thermostat housing arriving. 

[artdjones]

Cars in Spain have to deal with these temperatures for six months of the year,with quite a number of days over 40 without expiring,so a few days around 30 degrees will just cull some badly maintained vehicles from UK roads.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I have parked the dizzler Borat in the underground car park near the office, at great expense....

[strangeangel]

Old Citroens' Day Off today - I'm on the bike!

 

[GeordieInExile]

38 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Got stuck in traffic on the M25 for an hour earlier, during which time the outside temp gauge went from 27 to 31.  The 75's temp gauge didn't budge, but I was seriously regretting not fixing the air con. 

Yep, there's a £35 regas going on Groupon and I'm going to get it sorted ASAP. Too bloody hot.

[Kiltox]

36 minutes ago, dome said:

I've cured the Exploders coolant leak by taking all of the coolant out of it while I await a new thermostat housing arriving. 

[Eyersey1234]

The buses are like ovens, does that count? At least I've only one more trip to do now. 

[leanycan]

My old fabia is just fine. Might look like crap but it is doing a stellar job

[EssDeeWon]

50 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Got stuck in traffic on the M25 for an hour earlier, during which time the outside temp gauge went from 27 to 31.  The 75's temp gauge didn't budge, but I was seriously regretting not fixing the air con. 

Remember these are heavily dampered, stupid BMW design that keeps the needle at 9 o clock through a whole range of temperatures from 70-120 

In this weather I would recommend using the on board digital temp display, as I do in mine all year round.

[SRi05]

This raised a smile 

[New POD]

I've just been into the moulding shop, where I've lost 5kg in water via sweat.  Then I walked past the kilns.  Temp inside them is 1400 deg C 

Temperature outside them about 40 deg C 

Car was showing 29 when I sat in it for lunch.  It's in the shade. 

[wuvvum]

21 minutes ago, GeordieInExile said:

Yep, there's a £35 regas going on Groupon and I'm going to get it sorted ASAP. Too bloody hot.

I need to replace the compressor drive belt before I can start worrying about gas levels... 

[egg]

Luckily I can afford to sit on my arse today. Listening to the cricket. 

Downside is our house is crap at providing shelter in this kind of weather almost 30c upstairs...

[beko1987]

Not here, ZX came in fine this morning, doing about 7mpg because I did 75 on the m40 for 11 miles with all 4 windows open...

[louiepj]

Drove the punto to Gatwick this morning to pick up son from a 2 week visit to friends in Charlotte, N Carolina, apparently the weather we are experiencing here is lovely....
This afternoon I am sat outside the Lucentis room at East Surrey Hospital in a lovely air-conditioned sideroom waiting for my uncle to have a needle put in his eye again.
But I still drove the punto again even though its the only car we have without aircon.

[Fabergé Greggs]

I can definitely notice that my 2 stroke Vespa is running a little richer in this weather. 

Maybe one day I’ll refine a winter and summer set up. 

[Conan]

1 hour ago, artdjones said:

Cars in Spain have to deal with these temperatures for six months of the year,with quite a number of days over 40 without expiring,so a few days around 30 degrees will just cull some badly maintained vehicles from UK roads.

Pah. Try not having more than 30 days a year below 30.

[busmansholiday]

No problems to report, probably because the lot of them are parked in the drive and Mrs BMH and I are off to the air con fitted pub to cool down.

[wuvvum]

France is even more warmer. 

Thankfully my dad's Auris has working A/C. 

[SiC]

16 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

France is even more warmer. 

Thankfully my dad's Auris has working A/C. 

If I owned that, I think I'd challenge myself to have the needle in the POWWWWWAR area all the time. 

[egg]

38.1c in Cambridge is peak temp so far. 

[Fumbler]

Clouded over and there is intense humidity. Projected heavy stermz this evening and into the night which will finish this. Our wheelie bins are looking a little more wobbly than they did. I wonder whether the Walkie-Talkie building in London has melted more objects? (or did they fix that?)