how can i check if the fan is working properly. Usually runs a little hot but this is the first time that it's gone into the red and stayed there.....did not boil over though....any advice very welcome.
2006-12-30 01:19:28 · 11 answers · asked by dogfisheggcase421 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
checked car again....from cold. Gauge is still in red!! Must be the sensor then??
Will buy Haynes Manual in the morning!!!
2006-12-30 06:47:40 · update #1
The sensor wire shorting to ground somewhere would peg the gauge. Just unplug it to see if it's the sensor or not.
2006-12-30 08:49:53 · answer #1 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your fan is not starting when the temperature reaches the red it most definately is not working properly. I would check the thermostat to see if that's at fault. The thermostat is a sensor which switches the fan on when the engine is running hot and switches it off when it's running at the correct temperature. You could also check the wiring around where the fan is located to check if it's corroded. As you have quite an old car this may be the cause. It could alos be a the fan itself is jammed, Not likely but it's a thought. On a final note try looking in the fuse box and see if the fuse has blown which controls the fan. If it has you will need to replace it. Good luck.
2006-12-30 01:32:25 · answer #2 · answered by Bailey P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi first of all, seeing as the way it truly is a diesel engine and in no way a petroleum engine, there'll be no carbs or vendors to envision out. If i'm not incorrect, the later Endura DE engines in Ford Escorts are literally not intercooled, and for this reason we are able to rule out the intercooler pipe coming adrift, yet there's a hollow contained in the speedy pipework, or loose speedy pipework. I also imagine they have a MAF sensor by the air clear out housing contained in the inlet trunking. Disconnect the wiring plug from the MAF and note if it makes any massive difference. yet another challenge those engines have is the pump timing solenoid on the gas pump, and the upward thrust pill, also on the gas pump. different tests might want to be the EGR valve sticking open and the coolant sensor, or perhaps possibly failed injectors. If there is any white smoke from the exhaust then you truthfully might want to locate the the gas primer diaphragm has chop up contained in the housing, it truly is yet another instantly ahead challenge with those engines, or possibly an basic gas air leak. Is there any black or white smoke from the exhaust? Cheers Geordie
2016-12-01 08:11:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it stayed too hot at continuous highway speeds, then replace the engine thermostat and if it still runs hot on the highway, suspect a plugged radiator or possibly a bad water pump or head gasket. The reasoning is that you don't need the radiator fan cooling at sustained highway speeds because air is being forced through the radiator and engine compartment by the high speed forward movement of the car.
2006-12-30 01:26:38 · answer #4 · answered by bobweb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
either the water tempriture sensor is kaput , or the rad is partly blocked , to check , when the gauge is in the red do you hear a boiling sound like bubbles rising , if you dont then the sensor gauge has had it , if it does it and the fan doesnt cut in most likley the cooling fan sensor or a fuse, the sensor for the tempiture gauge is differant from the heat gauge sensor, or the rad is partly blocked
2006-12-30 04:05:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When the car has been running check your radiator see if it's the same temp at the bottom and at the top if it's different temp drain and flush radiator whilst your buying the rad flush buy a thermostat and fit it when flushing radiator if it still overheats check the exhaust make sure it is not blocked or dented/crushed which can happen with speed bumps...
Hope this helps
2006-12-30 02:13:31 · answer #6 · answered by kremmen001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with our cool weather at the moment, the fan will not come on unless the vehicle is left ticking over for a very long time, as you drive along cold air is forced through the radiator. I am more inclined to suspect that you have a dodgy temp switch and its giving an incorect signal.
2006-12-30 01:33:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's not coming on when it's in the red m8 it's never coming on!Needs a new sender probably. Don't let in run into the red again though as Alloy heads will warp when cooked like that
2006-12-30 01:23:54 · answer #8 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fan only use at tick over, is antifreese in, bottom radiator freese up sometime stop water circulate caus over heat, otherwise coult be stuk thermostat, turn heater on ful ant enjoy warmf.
2006-12-30 01:32:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know how you can check your fan but I do know you should be careful. my 1997 cavalier did that and the head gasket blew, after it ran hot and i needed a new thermometer twice. be careful. you shoud at least get it checked by a friend who knows what theyre doing or a trusted mechanic. head gaskets are not fun to replace, nor are they cheap. if that goes, say goodbye to your car and get a new one. hope it helped.
2006-12-30 01:24:13 · answer #10 · answered by angelbaby4always 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋