Hey Guys,
Basically i've been for a few drives and for some unknown reason, the stop light has come on, and the rad fans a blowing incredibly fast and i have no idea why the enging temp is reading normal, just over 70 and doesn't increase over 80.
any ideas? where do i check the water level in the cooling system? i had a look but coulnt seem to find it anywhere
Cheers for any help, Ben
Last edited by DTBEN on Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
where abouts is the filler cap? i had a good look yesterday but it all looked french to me lol.
It's shown in the handbook. You'll find it behind the offside headlamp with the expansion tank. The blue one right next to the headlamp is the washer fluid, the next one back with the pressure cap is the coolant. Don't open it with a warm/hot engine unless you like being scalded.
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
DTBEN wrote:where abouts is the filler cap? i had a good look yesterday but it all looked french to me lol.
You beat me to it mjb! Look for an exclamation mark on the cap, you can't really miss it.
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1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
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DTBEN wrote:where abouts is the filler cap? i had a good look yesterday but it all looked french to me lol.
You beat me to it mjb! Look for an exclamation mark on the cap, you can't really miss it.
It took me a year of 406 ownership to see that exclamation mark! It was that covered in gunk you couldn't see it until i decided to give that side of the engine bay a clean after a failed cambelt change attempt...
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
mjb wrote:It took me a year of 406 ownership to see that exclamation mark! It was that covered in gunk you couldn't see it until i decided to give that side of the engine bay a clean after a failed cambelt change attempt...
Clean the engine bay? Are you mad man?!
Mine is in a pitiful state. I WILL fix that oil leak and give it a steam clean! Eventually!
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
Cheers guys, i'll check it tomorrow when i get a chance.I would have checked my handbook but i lost it
one more thing tho, i've just be doing a bit of searching and found a post somewhere that says the STOP light is linked with oil pressure and engine temperature. so with my fans running i'm guessing its engine temp....so could that mean that my thermostat isn't working correctly/not opening fully?is there any way to check?
Also i found that the stop light, cooling fans and air conditioning are all controlled by the Bitron sensor and ECU as james said, so is there any way of ruling either out? and i'm guessing that if it is the sensor/ECU its gonna cost me lots of £££ to replace?
probably not thermostat or the engine would be over heating and the temp gauge would show it. I'd guess dodgy engine temp sensor, well thats first thing i'd be checking/replacing.
ah k kewl,
at least i think its jsut a sensor and nothing major.
i checked the coolant level yesterday and it hasn't lost a drop and it looks normal, and the oil is at the right level. i think its the radiator thermostat/temp sensor thats playing up or a faulty connection somewhere (bloomin french electrics).so i'll just put up with it for now (it happened to me yesterday for about 2 mins and then decided to quit and work properly).
Cheers for all your help guys, much appreciated, and i'm sure i'll be asking for your help if something else buggers up lol.
Ben
DTBEN wrote: (it happened to me yesterday for about 2 mins and then decided to quit and work properly).
I had a engine temp sensor on my old rover go. had intermittant problems with it idling fast then normal, new temp sensor fixed it.
It actually broke down on me once. just driving along and it cut out and refused to start. After 10 mins of start in the road i bounced it up and down and it started. i think the temp sensor made the ecu flood the engine! never had any more problems (apart from head gasket!) after replacing the sensor.
ok guys, basically i think the thermostat isn't opening. i checked the rad after a 20/30 min drive and the rad was cold.
so does that sound like the thermostat is stuck closed?
how do i go about changing the thermostat then? any1 got a guide any where? what tools will i need etc etc?
the enging temp is reading normal, just over 70 and doesn't increase over 80.
lol.
