tom130691
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anyways my 1.2 has just started overheating today, gauge flys up to the red box (while driving) and fan doesnt kick in, driving low revs isnt cooling it at all like it used to after being in traffic for abit,
if i open the header tank it pisses most of my coolant out then the level drops right back down as if i dont have any coolant :@
hoping its an air block or crap fan or dodgey temp sensor
but what else are common faults?
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arizona ste
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well i would say fan switch if you open your bonnet on the car it will be next to your air filter at the bottom of your fan unplug that and bridge the wires see if that works and its not a good idea to put cold water into a warm engine also antifreeze prevents rust etc etc
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arizona ste
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also if you bridge the wires and that works you can either wire it up to a switch or remove the 30/32 mil nut that the wires plug into (water will poor out) and change that plug back in and fill with water and antifreeze 50/50
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tom130691
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but the fan doesnt need to eon while driving usualy ? it overheats while driving :@
i topped it back up with halfords ready mixed anti freeze to were it should be (according to haynes manual)
will try the switch tomoz anyways dont have any wire or anything here need the car to go 20miles to my house so i can fix i t shall be fun :/
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arizona ste
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it depends because you car will only cool itself if you fan isnt working by wind chill and if your not going fast enough and it isnt cold enough you will overheat
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tom130691
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well it will be night when i take this 20mile jorney lol
but ill deffo check the switch 2moz
anything else i should check ?
if all fails would a complete drain help ?
hoping it not thermostat as its alot of hassle to do
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tom130691
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off to vaux to get a new switch then, stuck the wire in and came on, dont think this is the only problem but its 1 step closer to none overheating lol
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arizona ste
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well thats the first thing i would of done as it takes 5 minutes to change and its pennies compared to the thermostat always start of small then work your way bigger is my moto and dont fix nothing thats not broke lol
so just change that if you still have a problem i would say probably the thermostat could be wrong
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arizona ste
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also when my mates thermostat went sometime the fan would kick in sometimes it would and all different temperatures
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tom130691
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ok took it to a garage they saying water pump so asked them to do water pump, thermostat,fanswitch,cambelt while its apart
been offerd £175 from 2-3places
£260 from one and then £200 from vaux )with a bit of discount) so i think its going to vauxhall in the next few days
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arizona ste
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that doesnt sound to bad well good luck
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tom130691
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thanks for the help anyways
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