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tobytess

Active Member

• Feb 23, 2015

• #1

Hi my 2002 manual temp reaches 3/4 way up the gauge when I am on a motorway is this ok or is it possible the fan is not working I will be towing a caravan in the summer and am worried that it will go up to the red when towing is this normal or should I check the fan
Thanks

 

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iansoady

Active Member

• Feb 23, 2015

• #2

It should never go above mid way. The gauge is not an analogue one and stays at the mid point over quite a large temperature range.

If you have access to nanocom or similar you can run in instrument mode which shows the true temperature - this should stay around 90 degrees C.

Yes check the fan but there are also many other potential problems eg blocked radiator, thermostat stuck, wtaer pump ineffective etc etc.

 

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tobytess

Active Member

• Feb 23, 2015

• #3

Thanks for the reply once the weather warms up a bit I think I will try changing the thermostat first and see how it goes

 

johnlad

Well-Known Member

• Feb 23, 2015

• #4

check you have the correct amount of coolant and its all bled properly, and its at the correct dilution

 

oldskool

Well-Known Member

• Feb 23, 2015

• #5

When engine is hot try having a feel of the radiator for any cold parts my guess would be thermostat failing and/or radiator blocking up.

 

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tobytess

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• Feb 24, 2015

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Thanks for all your reply's you have given me lots of good idea's to start having a look at

 

discodrivercumbria

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• Feb 24, 2015

• #7

tobytess said:

Thanks for all your reply's you have given me lots of good idea's to start having a look at

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mine has never shown warm. but the rad never got warm all over, new rad and stat, all done and new coolant, lot better