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kentguy

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water tem
« on: 23 May 2009, 09:05:38 »

help please my v6 2.5 temp goes up in the red go fans kick in no signs off over heating at this temp will drop down but go rould a corner temp goes down please heilp
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Re: water tem
« Reply #1 on: 23 May 2009, 09:13:54 »

Has it been flushed recently, any airlocks?

Most likely a sticky stat
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Re: water tem
« Reply #2 on: 23 May 2009, 09:28:33 »

hi no just got car fell in love with it straight away temp was ok took it down motorway fair speed noticed the temp went up to red pulled over and opened the bonnet no signs of water leak put hand on the radiator which was cold and top of the engine was  hot but not red hot called RAC out they did a head gasket check and was ok when you go round a roundabout the temp goes up into the red an as u come off roundabout the temp drops a little bit fans kickin ok have been told it could be temp censor 40 RAC man plugged laptop into car and it read 106 degrees but temp gauge red 95 degrees please help is possible
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Re: water tem
« Reply #3 on: 23 May 2009, 09:31:41 »

Does it have enough oil/coolant?

What temp is the fan cutting in at, should be 95 on the guage
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Re: water tem
« Reply #4 on: 23 May 2009, 09:43:56 »

hi yes kicks in at 95 dont want to do any damage to car have been told theres a water sencor which plays up water looks like its got rust in going to drain and flush was ok till i booted it down motorway car not done a lot off miles in the last yr 6000 heater in car blows ok nice and hot seems strange that when you turn temp goes down a bit rac man read 106 d on his laptop temp g said 95
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