cooling isues

[kingy]

my fans dont work basicly. what should i be looking for. been trying to get my head around some post ive read but dont quite understand what they are on about. it a ph3 1.6 with a/c.

[Matt]

Same issue, is yours low? Could be the fan wiring loom, or check in the pass arch little black box that conrolls them, also the brown sensor.

Check any of these.

I also have a shit fan issue and am
Trying everything to sort it ASAP

[kingy]

where is the brown sensor? had a mate have a look and he said it was a corroded plug or summat but cause the engine was still at boiling point then couldnt get his hand down to have a look. never been back to see him. thought it might be summat i could do myself.

[Matt]

Yours is a 1.6? You might not have the brown sensor like my xsi. Looking under my car looks like my wiring could be completly chewed up :/ not good, but could just be the casing on it. Need to jack it and have alook. And Niall has sent me a replace box thingy lol so will change that and see if it solves my issue

[4WayDiablo]

Got air con? Might be able to brigde a plug too see what may be wrong

[Matt]

I has air con. And I know my fans work, just got to find out why they dont come on

[4WayDiablo]

Haha fair enough was talking to kingy just reread it and you have ac.. there is a brown iirc plug behind the pass light bidge it and it turns the ac button in the cab to a fan switxh. Youll lose your ac though. Most dont work anyway

[4WayDiablo]

just bridge pins 1 & 2 on the pressure sensing valve by your washer bottle, this will turn your fans on at low speed when you press the aircon button but will raise the engine tickover speed slightly, alternatively bridge pins 1 & 4 (i think) and that will turn the fans on at high speed when the aircon button is pressed

[kingy]

is it best to have it on low speed or high speed. yeah, your right, my aircon is fooked. if your to hot then wind the window down.

edit, thanks by the way.

getting use to this edit thingy. :dance:

do you use just normal spade conectors?

[4WayDiablo]

Yes babes :-) haha just whatever fits. We done it to jimmys old 6 on the new forest pug run with a bit of wire
As for speed i guess its down to personal choice can always turn it off for a bit if its too high but you cant turn up if its on low
You can rep me when we get it :-P

[kingy]

will be on this first thing tomoz.
rep coming right your way mate, errrrrm when it finaly arrives.
will let you know how this goes.

matt.. just wondering if their is any reason why your not doing this?

[Matt]

I did it. Didn't like it. I think ( probably not) it messed my heater up though. Alot of people have done it.

Also only do it if your air con doesn't work anyway

[kingy]

yeah its pretty much dead. will try it and if it works then i will run it like that till summat breaks or i can find out what the problem is. thanks for your help.

[4WayDiablo]

Not a problem but yeah as mentioned just make sure your ac isnt working lol
Not heard it messing up though

[kingy]

you say NOT WORKING, by this i guess you mean it blows out warm air, thats pretty much the case. what would happen if it still works?

[Niall]

If it works, when you press the AC button, the revs might climb slightly and you will hear a click from the engine bay as the compressor clutch kicks in.

[kingy]

nothing thats going to blow my car up then lol

[4WayDiablo]

not afaik :-)

[kingy]

really should go out and try this but just realized ive got no wire, how sad is that.
so that means a trip to the scrappy and it fuuckin freezzin here, maybe another cup of tea. :dance:

[Matt]

No wire atall? Mines just an old bit of speaker wire

[kingy]

got loads of that, infact i could strip some out of some extension cable, that would still work wun it.

[Matt]

Works with any bit of wire, just ensure its stripped and will bit in the pin holes on the plug, once it's in there maybe stick abit of tape over the too though. Stop water etc getting in there and will keep the wire in place

[kingy]

i was wondering about this if i was to use it as a long turn fix. what would you recomend matt, high speed or low speed?

[Matt]

Depends how hot, at the moment low speed should be enough as its quite cold out, but in the summer definatley high speed.

Could always do the low speed, if the engine still gets hot, then swap it too the high speed. As the only difference is a pin it's a nice and easy job to do.

[kingy]

see, if i was still on .net i would have had to pay £6 to read the bible to get this help.

BIG UP THE OC MASSIVE.

seriously though, cheers guys. finish me brew and will go and face the cold. and boy is it cold.

[Matt]

Serious mate, it's a 5 min job, take your brew with you haha

[kingy]

done it. found and stripped some wire, bridged 1 and 2, started her up and f*ck me, the fans are spinning for the first time in nearly 2 years. taped it up and tryed it again and still working. sods law that we fixed it on one of the coldest days lol. thanks alot you guys. rep noted and coming your way when it finaly gets here. time for another brew then back in my shed to sort out my splitter. im in the mood to fix things now. :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

[4WayDiablo]

Not a problem mate :-) its what we are here for :-) glad it worked :-)

[Matt]

Ahhh good stuff mate, to be fair I might just do this mod again lol

[stevieg]

unplug the compressor clutch from the A/C compressor as one day you may find its seized up and will shred the belt