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Question: We have built a Vauxhall Corsa B 1.6 16V C16XE grA rally car a year ago, parts ordered from you, and since built we have overheating problems. The coolant temperature reaches 110 deg C after 5 km of special stage of any kind. At the begining we had retained the OEM cooling system with the only difference that the heater radiator has been removed and the cylinder head and return hose sealed. While trying to cure the problem we have tried system cleaning, a bigger radiator, big fans but the problem remains.

I would appreciate it if you let me know if there is an inherent cooling problem to these engines and if you could suggest any solution. We will try some more things like rerouting the cylinder head coolant exit (originally feed to heater radiator) but any suggestion would be helpful.

Answer: See attached link for the 2.0L XE although it is not quite the same as the 1.6 XE it is basically very simular. Removing the heat would not create any problems. I would suggest a 70-deg thermostat (Do not run without a thermostat).

http://www.sbdev.co.uk/Info_sheets/Cooling_systems/Cooling_system.htm

The customer also saw a big improvement by moving the oil cooler in the wheel arch and by directing the heater radiator feed hose (that was previously sealed) to the main radiator.
 
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