Engine coolant temp and fan speed

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Re: Engine coolant temp and fan speed

Post by Russellj80 » Sun May 05, 2013 1:51 pm

Haha yes total noob!! ... I'm just on my iPhone though! Total noob with that as well!! :D

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Re: Engine coolant temp and fan speed

Post by ant1 » Sun May 05, 2013 3:04 pm

Still sounds like thermostat to me, if the engine is not getting up to temp the stat is stuck open.

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Re: Engine coolant temp and fan speed

Post by Shoppinit » Mon May 06, 2013 7:44 am

MalcolmSu wrote: Pleased to report all is now well on the temperature sensing and fan front.
Think he's got it sorted.
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Re: Engine coolant temp and fan speed

Post by MalcolmSu » Mon May 06, 2013 5:17 pm

Cleared the codes and have now done around 140 miles over the past two days in blissful silence (no fans) and no errors. That's yet another pint i owe you Shoppinit! Thanks.

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