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 Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:58 am |
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Hi there,
Recently encountered a problem with the 206, whilst the engine is on and the car is stationary, the oil temp seems to rise into red after about 4-5 mins. Once driving again it does back down to normal.
Could anyone advise me what the issue is here? I'm assuming it could be that the cooling fan is turning off when the car isn't moving, but I haven't checked this yet.
Cheers
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:30 am |
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Oil or water? Fan doesn't affect oil temp, and oil temp would rarely rise to the red.
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:51 am |
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Water temp rather, sorry - i'm new to this car business
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:06 am |
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Do you have a/c. See if your fan works when the a/c is on.
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:19 am |
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Air lock in the coolant system, or radiator fan, or low in coolant.
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:23 pm |
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or the thermostat is stuck closed 
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:36 pm |
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Sounds like it could be a variety of problems. Will check the a/c and coolant tomorrow.
If it is a case of any of the above, any idea how much a repair would cost?
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:38 pm |
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Was in an accident a few weeks ago where the front was knocked a bit, and the radiator could possibly be damaged. It's had a once over but I suspect this could be the problem..
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:55 pm |
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When this happened to me the cooling wiring harness corroded, check this also.
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:32 pm |
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Thermostat has failed
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