#1: overheating but not? Author: ARRAN, Location: WiltshirePosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:04 pm ---- Got a problem, as you may have guessed
I've got a 206 1.4 8v 2003, and occasionaly (usually when stood still eg, in traffic) the temperature goes wild and goes all the way into the red. At "normal" temp. it sits at 90. When the needle goes all the way into red, the fan kicks in, and after a few seconds it drops back to 90. Sometimes too the fan doesn't kick in, it just sits in the red for a while. Any ideas?
#2: Re: overheating but not? Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:09 pm ---- Go for a cheap fix and swap the temp sensor
Check the loom while your at it to for corrosion. But the temp gauge may be right and the car is just cooling as per normal?
If the fans arent coming in as you say, try a new sensor (cheap and easy starting point tbh)
#3: Re: overheating but not? Author: ARRAN, Location: WiltshirePosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:17 pm ---- I see, okay mate cheers the fans come in sometimes, just not all the time
#4: Re: overheating but not? Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:23 pm ---- Hmmmm, at this point i would whack it on PPS but i cant
As theyre aint any point spending pointless money, as hell it could even be the speedo at fault
You sure your looking at the water not the oil btw?
#5: Re: overheating but not? Author: Matt, Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:26 pm ---- Coolant change?
#6: Re: overheating but not? Author: ARRAN, Location: WiltshirePosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:30 pm ---- Will try coolant change, thanks. Yep defo looking at water Adam!
#7: Re: overheating but not? Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:32 pm ----
ARRAN wrote:
Will try coolant change, thanks. Yep defo looking at water Adam!
Just checking
And dont forget to put at least 30 percent anti freeze in, so about 2.5 litres or so
And bleed it obviously
#8: Re: overheating but not? Author: ARRAN, Location: WiltshirePosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:36 pm ---- Bled it the other day (well slightly) and topped up with anti freeze may have to change temp sensor, come do it for me its too cold out ♥
#9: Re: overheating but not? Author: kandlbarrett, Location: SwindonPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:42 am ---- Why would a coolant change cure overheating? There may be a need to bleed it but that would be with or without new coolant?
Note that the temperature sensor to change is the blue one fitted to the top of the radiator that is the one that controls the fan. The green one in the thermostat housing is for the ecu, brown (if you have one) is for the aircon but switches the cooloing fan on at low speed and blue in the front of the head is for the dashboard guage.
Well, that is how my daughters 1.4 8V "W" plate works. Though she doesn't have the brown sensor as the car does not have aircon.
#10: Re: overheating but not? Author: leigh_boy, Location: EastbournePosted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:23 am ---- it will be the fan resister thats on the bottom left of the rad as you llok throught the front grill change that.
#11: Re: overheating but not? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:50 am ----
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the fans come in sometimes, just not all the time 
may have to change temp sensor, come do it for me its too cold out ♥
