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 Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:13 pm |
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Location: Australia
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Hi all,
The coolant tempreture gauge on my 180 has lately been going from 90 degrees to 100 degrees.
Once it hits 100 degrees the cooling fan kicks in and the temperture goes back to sitting on middle peg of 90 degrees.
I've also noticed that the heater matrix housing located in the drivers side footwell gets very hot at the same time.
This seems a little weird to me, don't know why the tempreture would be moving on every driving occasion on a regular basis.
Is this all normal?
Appreciate any feedback.
Cheers
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Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 8:25 pm |
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Joined: Apr 07, 2010
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Location: new zealand
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Happens with my regular gti. Mostly on a lot of start-stop city driving or traffic. My oil temp also creeps up a little above 90 too.. not sure if this is normal but from previous threads it seems like it isn't an issue.. I may be wrong
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Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 9:05 pm |
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Location: Ashford, Kent
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check for sticking thermostat...
...best way to feel heat of top hose from cylinder heat to top of rad. If its working correctly, you shouldn't be able to hold you hand over the hose when it is to temperature. Note that this should be ALL of the hose, not just the bottom; your thermostat could be stuck half way - also not a good thing.
I've taken mine out so not sure what they should go like, but as a rule, all the time you are moving, the fan shouldn't kick in and the temperature should be relatively consistent at something between 80-90 depending on atmospheric conditions.
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:46 am |
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| magistar wrote: |
| Happens with my regular gti. Mostly on a lot of start-stop city driving or traffic. My oil temp also creeps up a little above 90 too.. not sure if this is normal but from previous threads it seems like it isn't an issue.. I may be wrong |
My oil temp never went above 90 unless I raced it.
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:56 am |
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My water temp sits at around 90 all the time when im driving normally, unless its very slow moving for a while in traffic etc (5-10 mph say)
Oil sits at 90 too
Both rise slightly if its driven hard for a while.
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:46 am |
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My water soon climbs up to 90 don't take much slow traffic for it to creep a bit higher then the fan clicks on and goes back to 90.
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 4:15 pm |
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| SinfulDesignCom wrote: |
check for sticking thermostat...
...best way to feel heat of top hose from cylinder heat to top of rad. If its working correctly, you shouldn't be able to hold you hand over the hose when it is to temperature. Note that this should be ALL of the hose, not just the bottom; your thermostat could be stuck half way - also not a good thing.
I've taken mine out so not sure what they should go like, but as a rule, all the time you are moving, the fan shouldn't kick in and the temperature should be relatively consistent at something between 80-90 depending on atmospheric conditions. |
I agree
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 8:56 pm |
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Joined: Jan 22, 2013
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Location: Australia
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Thanks for your info guys.
I wasn't sure if I should be concerned or if it's a normal attribute for the EW10J4S engine.
The coolant temperature gauge movement happens on every drive, not driving it hard one bit.
Should I get my Peugeot mechanic to take a look at it?
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 8:25 am |
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Given that you have expressed an interest in self-repair, why not have a go at a diagnosis! If you are not sure about carrying out the repair then yes, get a mechanic to do it.
It only took my local garage to do a fluid service on my Citroen AX GT back in 1994 to cause a head gasket failure, and I have never been back to a garage since 
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 4:52 am |
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Joined: Jan 22, 2013
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Location: Australia
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Noticed these brown coloured dried up spots on the coolant reservoir.
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