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Stoneyginger |
posted on 26th Apr 05 at 14:34 |
my temp sender which is on the thermastat and is a spade connecter was fault for my false heat reading. My XE would constantly sit at 100 degrees and i thought something was wrong as fan was not coming on till really high indication. I took the temp sender out and replaced with a new one as well as a fresh spade connector to improve connection. Now seems to be fine :) | |
Nojustice |
posted on 26th Apr 05 at 07:58 |
any ideas guys, are we led to believe that its the thermostat, | |
Nojustice |
posted on 24th Apr 05 at 17:42 |
i connected the pins together with some pointed pliers and nowt happened | |
Stu_22 |
posted on 24th Apr 05 at 17:33 |
Yeah down on the left hand side of the rad | |
Nojustice |
posted on 24th Apr 05 at 17:16 |
when moving the temp always statys down, if if im stuck in queues then thats when it goes up.. | |
TOMAS |
posted on 24th Apr 05 at 09:56 |
I'd say its a thermostat thats stuck shut from sounds of it. How long does it take your rad to get warm from when the engine is started? When is it overheating - when your in traffic? What does it shoot up to and what happens? | |
Stu_22 |
posted on 23rd Apr 05 at 22:16 |
I dont know much about the 1.2 16v engines but on all others the fan switch in the rad and the thermostat are two different bits. | |
CorsAsh |
posted on 23rd Apr 05 at 21:32 |
quote: Open bonnet, look down here... It sticks out of the side of the rad, can see it from above. It has a wire going into it. Unplug this wire, and put a piece of wire across the metal contacts inside it (I'm talking about contacts on the connector attached to the wiring loom, not the switch itself). Turn key in ignition, dont need to start it, jut so your electrics come on. If the fan starts up, the thermostat is faulty and needs to be replaced. Engine doesnt have to be cold to do this. | |
X 60RSA |
posted on 23rd Apr 05 at 20:45 |
Headgasket ok, using any water at all? | |
Nojustice |
posted on 23rd Apr 05 at 19:27 |
do you have to get under the car to see this thermostat .. | |
CorsAsh |
posted on 23rd Apr 05 at 19:21 |
Most likely the fan control thermostat. It's located in the radiator, down at the off side of the rad, near the bottom. | |
Nojustice |
posted on 23rd Apr 05 at 19:11 |
hi., i have a corsa 1.2 sxi b model |