over heating!!!!!!!!!

[guider]

noticed my R was going into the h mark on the gauge. normally my fans are on as soon as the ignition is turned, guess this has been changed for extra cooling. both pipes are hot coming from the rad so im not sure its thermostat. any ideas peeps?

 

[stumo]

Fans on with ign isn't standard, someone has modified it.

Had you done anything before the overheating? Quite a few people do stuff then don't say what the've done....:doh:

Was the water level ok in the bottle and rad?

It could be the thermostat, easiest way to test is to remove it and place it in almost boiling water and it should open fully.

it could be the head gasket, easiest way to check that is to get a block test kit

you might get it cheaper elsewhere, this was the first one i googled.

 

[Fast Guy]

Is your air con on? The fans run all the time with the aircon on.
If your thermostat was knackered, the pipe going into it would stay cold for alot longer while the other one warmed up.

 

[stumo]

forgot about the aircon :doh:

 

[guider]

only thing i did before it started to overheat was give it a good boot it.makes me think it could be the head gasket


air con removed

doesnt overheat m/way driving but stuck in traffic it starts to hit the h point

 

[Fusion Ed]

is this with the fans on?

 

[guider]

to which comment ed?

 

[Fusion Ed]

This one

"doesnt overheat m/way driving but stuck in traffic it starts to hit the h point"

 

[guider]

yes ed the fans have been off since i put the post up

 

[gtirjoey]

you need to sort your fan problem or will always overheat in traffic, might have burnt them out from them constantely being on? doubt it but could happen

 

[stumo]

you need to sort your fan problem or will always overheat in traffic, might have burnt them out from them constantely being on? doubt it but could happen

why would it overheat with the fans on?

 

[gtirjoey]

yes ed the fans have been off since i put the post up

jus saw his last comment

 

[guider]

i hope its as simple as the fans not coming on

 

[gtirjoey]

well are the fans coming on or not?
if they dont come on its gonna overheat in traffic as the fans suck air through the rad

 

[davey red.r]

i had this prob on my white r, changed thermostat still happened:x,
changed water temp sensor still happened:x
ended up being a fault from the ecu..

 

[guider]

gonna take it to a auto elec shop and let em have a go at getting the fans going again. is ther a fuse somewhere for it. cant see 1 on the diagram for the internal fuse box

 

[ChrisS]

Try checking the relay, ive had one fail.