One of the replies in this thread walks you through the bleeding. Again, very straight forward process. Removing Intake Manifold https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/index.php?posts/146765135/ Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
Yes, I checked the coolant level. A tiny bit low, but nothing that would have resulted in cooling deficiency such as this. Further, my blew a cooling hose about two months ago, so the system has been flushed. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by this... isn't the air bleed right on the very top of the thermostat housing? How could it be positioned in any way other than the uppermost? (I'm not being snarky, I'm just getting ready to start this and would prefer not to repeat anyone else's mistakes). Just to confirm, you're talking about the bleed screw (#5 in the image below) on the top of the thermostat housing, correct? Looks like standard issue bleeding procedure... I was all prepared for multiple bleed locations, strange procedures, etc... lol.
take an IR gun and shoot the hoses off the thermostat with the engine running that should confirm if a thermostat is opening or not that most likely is you issue its a straight forward job just bleed the system and you should be good to go its highly unlikely you have a bad temp sensor
Didn’t even need the IR gun - I could still hold the hose, so it wasn’t working. Used the handy dandy cross reference guide on this site and got my $12 Ebay thermostat, bought the new seals from Ricambi and I’m back on the road again. I have to say, I was super paranoid about the bleed process. I’ve read so many people writing about how difficult it is to bleed these cars properly. Maybe it’s because I’m used to working on old crappy BMWs, but I honestly felt the process was super easy. Anyhow, thanks to everyone for their input. Another problem solved by this great resource. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
glad you got it done so many people are afraid to work on these cars I tell them remember this we put a man on the moon not the Italians ! you now have the confidence to so other repairs
I mean, I’ve been working on older BMWs for upwards of two decades now, so I know my way around cars. That being said I’ve never had a vehicle like this before, and I’d be lying if I didn’t say I wasn’t a little bit intimidated. The biggest difference between what I’m used to working on this, is if you screw up with an old BMW, you can find a replacement part, etc etc. These cars, not so much. There was a lot of triple checking lol. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app