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my friend bought a 6 and when driving its fine however on idle it overheats to red. he has a new raditor. what could it be???
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 kav1988gti6
Newbie  Location: ondon Registered: 16 Feb 2011 Posts: 2 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 16th Feb 2011 at 03:06
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,871 Status: Offline |
Post #2
it is certainly not driving fine if that happens  probably the fans not working for some reason. ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 16th Feb 2011 at 03:09
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kav1988gti6
Newbie Location: ondon Registered: 16 Feb 2011 Posts: 2 Status: Offline |
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the fan does work but it just doesnt seen to cool it down.. |
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Posted 16th Feb 2011 at 03:12
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #4
Interesting lack of "applying to the laws of physics" there then.Water pump? When you say "idle" do you mean "not moving"? Or tickover? ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 16th Feb 2011 at 04:08
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anth
Seasoned Pro  Location: Colchester Registered: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 3,651 Status: Offline |
Post #5
Has to be the fans i guess, the only difference between idle and moving is the air taking the heat away from the rad.May be the high speed that isnt kicking in. Unplug the brown sensor should come on slow speed for a few seconds then kick up to high speed. Easy way to tell if the fans themselves arent knackered. |
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Posted 16th Feb 2011 at 15:18
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ray_6
Newbie Location: london Registered: 28 Feb 2011 Posts: 8 Status: Offline |
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need some help guys, this thread is about my gti 6, i bought it 2 weeks ago and changed my thermostat, 3 sensors and relays, it didnt solve it, then changed timing belt and waterpump as the car just hit 61000. its still overheating when in traffic or idle. my fan only comes on at 110 and stops at 100, when driving fast its 90 or just under. i have no leaks or smells and no loss of power. i even took of the covers from underneath the car to see if that would help. when i changed my relays the old ones had 4 pins, the new ones from peugeot had 5 pins, could it be that? i need to do that brown sensor test, as people have suggested. even if its my head gasket i dont mind replacing it, but i still want to know why my fan doesnt kick in earlier, i heard it should come on at 100 n come down to 90. advice would be appreciated |
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Posted 28th Feb 2011 at 03:33
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james_gti6
Senior User  Location: Goodwick Registered: 18 Jan 2010 Posts: 528 Status: Offline |
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one of the fans could be faulty, they should both come on at low speed. i might be wrong, somebody correct me if i am, ________________________________________ if i dont see you in the mattress il see you in the spring |
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Posted 28th Feb 2011 at 03:51
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swiftyboi006
Seasoned Pro  Location: Maidenhead Registered: 12 Apr 2010 Posts: 2,110 Status: Offline |
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The fans have 2 speeds do the brown sensor test and write back________________________________________ cherry p1.....SOLD (regreting this)blaze p2.....why did i buy this SOLD Black p3  |
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Posted 3rd Mar 2011 at 01:27
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ray_6
Newbie Location: london Registered: 28 Feb 2011 Posts: 8 Status: Offline |
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i have done the brown sensor test and only my driver side fan comes on straight to high speed, my passenger side fan doesnt work even after flicking it and giving it a bash. i think this may be the problem, any ideas on wot i need to do, do i just change my fan? or has it got to do with the bitron unit aswell? and how much do u think i could get a fan for |
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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 14:28
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kiwibrick
Newbie Location: Auckland New Zealand Registered: 10 Jul 2009 Posts: 27 Status: Offline |
Post #10
Just fixed this on my car, pulled the passengers side fan off and found it was some corrosion in the plug on the fan itself, gave it a clean up and works perfect now.________________________________________ ph2 GTi-6 |
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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 15:45
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smegal
Seasoned Pro  Location: Leeds Registered: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 5,940 Status: Offline |
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Posted 7th Mar 2011 at 00:03
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