had the same prob mate never found out wat it was changed the warter pump rad sensor head gasket and still never worked

You put the paperclip across the the wires that connect to the radiator temp sensor. The fan should start. You're basically bypassing the temperature sensor and making a direct connection...

right so do i put the paper clip in the sensor then into the rad yeah? To connect the two together? If the fan then comes on can i just leave the paper clip in so the fan stays on all the time till i get it sorted?

sensor is there to check the temp, when it reaches a certain tempt it will start the fan.

if the fan works when you are doing the paperclip test, it would suggest the sensor isnt reading the correct temp/temp at all, thus not turning it on this way.

or something? I'm guessing :D

Right well ive clean the sensor, drained all the coolant filled it all back up again, and temp gauge still doesnt work right it just goes off the reading. Will take it for a drive see what happens, but then surley if you do the paper clip test on the sensor and the fan then kicks in, surley the sensor itself isnt buggered? This mean the part on the rad that the sensor clicks into is knackere?

its supposed to kick in at 96 degrees or thereabouts

i have this problem at the moment, my fan doesnt come on at all, i have done the paper clip test as someone said above, and i found my fan works, so i consulted the haynes manual, which said the sensor in the radiator is knackered, there fore i need to drain all the coolant then replace the sensor thingy.
do the paper clip test and see what happens, u will be able to tell if the fan or wiring is knackered, or if it is the sensor like mine

just before it hits the red it should kick in (mine always used to)

management light will only come on if the temp gets extreme, i've never known it to come on when the fan dont work

Also when should the fan start to kick in?

but the management light never comes on? :boggle: was only on last night when the water was boiling over?

do the paper-clip test :D

just bridge the connections on that there plug with a paperclip & just turn the ignition on, the fan should start spinnin. if not, could be a fuse or could be the fan

Had this problem for a while now really, with my temp gauge not really working right, going right to the end, and only sitting in middle when it should if im going around 50/60 mph.

But when sat in traffic for a long time my fan doesnt kick in, not really had a problem before as i don't have to sit in much traffic for too long, but last night at southend was in traffic for a good 20 minutes, and my water ended up boiling over.

I know theres a sensor on the side of the rad, and one going into fan, so gunna clean em up and see what happens, would it be a good idea to spray some wd40 on it??

Or could it just be the fact my fan is knackered?



Could it be this? It's missing it's clip where it clips onto the actual sensor which then clicks into the rad.

Thought it could be this as it's loose, so will tape it up and see if it changes anything. Gave the senor a clean and the fan sensor a clean too. So will see how it goes