Hi,

My first thread and post on here(woo hoo! ).

Car is a GTi-6, 2000, phase 3.

Anyways, here's my issue:

Took my 6 in for an MOT. Everything was good until emissions test came (at this point, I didn't know fans were not working). The temp had gone to red and loads of white smoke started coming from the engine compartment!! MOT aborted!

Garage managed to bypass relays and and fans working fine (so motors are fine) so MOT passed!

But of course, want to get to the bottom of this fan problem. So here's what I've done so far:

- Taken brown sensor out - fans still not working

- When taking the brown sensor out, I get a clicking from the right hand relay (high speed), so that relay must be working. No clicks from any other relays.

So am I right in saying that the brown sensor is working, one of the relays are working but the other 2 relays (left hand side and change over relay) are shagged??

Also, a diagnostics test (at the garage) was done and came up with these errors:

0022: fuel air mixture, self adaption control.
0002: cooling system, temp sensor or circuit.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

I'm sorry but reading other threads on same issue have proper confused me!!

Problem sorted! Both motors weren't working on the fans. Opened them up and some of the magnets had become seized. A bit of WD40 has done the job

One question though.. the fans kick in now without any problems when it gets to temperature but when I take out the brown sensor, the fans still kick!

Does this mean that even though the fans kick in, the temp sensor is buggered?? And if this is the case, where is the temp sensor located?? Any help would be appreciated.

Oh rite cool.. thanks for that.. so all good then it seems.. or so I thought.. another issue arises!

When the car is turned on and is on idle, the car is idling at the correct revs. When I put my foot on the accelerator, the revs would go considerably down and car would eventually stall. Started doing this yesterday.

On other times, it would start up fine and won't do the above and drive normally (mainly on cold starts). I'm guessing its the MAP sensor but I am not sure. Took the sensor off and cleaned it but that's done fook all!

Diagnostic test stated:

0022: fuel air mixture, self adaption control.

Rizzy/ Anyone???

Im having the same problem at the moment except my change over relay is the one clicking but nothing happening!!

brown sensor is off and still nothing.

the motors you talk about are these the one in the passenger side arch?

need some help its doing my nut in!!!

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Car up for Grabs £1095 is on the for sale thread

Hi folks..

To save a new thread.. My fans won't kick in my themselves at all, but do when I tap them through the grill with a screwdiver.. Is this likely to be sticky motors (in which case how easy are they to remove to clean up?), or electrical? Cheers!

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2000/W 306 GTi-6, Moonstone money-pit!!