I have high pressure in cooling system, and I've read a lot of threads about it, and people are telling that it's blown head gasket. What's interesting that I have this problem after head gasket job.
When I try to squeeze coolant hose coming from head to the radiator it feels really hard. If I unscrew coolant tank cap, the pressure releases and hose feels soft again. I've already replaced coolant tank cap, radiator, thermostat, but nothing seems to help.
Recently I was at car service and asked mechanic what pressure should be in cooling system, he said it can be up to 29 psi. If that's true, maybe it's normal for that hose to be so hard.
So I want to know if pressure up to 29 psi in cooling system is okay, and if it's not, where should I look for problems?
The car is 1998 Passat 1.9 tdi 110hp.
When I try to squeeze coolant hose coming from head to the radiator it feels really hard. If I unscrew coolant tank cap, the pressure releases and hose feels soft again. I've already replaced coolant tank cap, radiator, thermostat, but nothing seems to help.
Recently I was at car service and asked mechanic what pressure should be in cooling system, he said it can be up to 29 psi. If that's true, maybe it's normal for that hose to be so hard.
So I want to know if pressure up to 29 psi in cooling system is okay, and if it's not, where should I look for problems?
The car is 1998 Passat 1.9 tdi 110hp.