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Anyone else having heat problems with this weather or is it just me ?
Problem: When driven quick ish with the aircon on it gets allmost to the top of the temp guage, it also does this when driven fast for more than 10 miles or so. If I run the heater full blast it keeps it in check a bit better.
I have checked the waterpump, Changed the thermostat and viscous coupling, checked the system for blockages (all looks clean) there is no real water loss (about a litre a month if that) pressure cap is a new 1.2 bar nissan one, Electric fan is working, Belt to water pump is newish and tensioned ok, there is no air in the system.
Anyone have any ideas what else to check ? Am I missing something ?
Is there any way to check the viscous coupling I have fitted is working ok ? It doesnt seem much better than the old one from what I can tell, Coupled with the fact that the temp goes down with the heater suggest the radiator or fan to me.....
Also, The turbo pipe to the intercooler was restricted a bit, so I have altered that to see if the turbo working to hard was causing the problem, It seems to have helped a little.
Turning off the aircon and driving steady brings the temp back down, but very slowly.
Might pop to my MOT place and have the probe in the rad to see if the head gasket is on the way....
Any suggestions welcome...
Problem: When driven quick ish with the aircon on it gets allmost to the top of the temp guage, it also does this when driven fast for more than 10 miles or so. If I run the heater full blast it keeps it in check a bit better.
I have checked the waterpump, Changed the thermostat and viscous coupling, checked the system for blockages (all looks clean) there is no real water loss (about a litre a month if that) pressure cap is a new 1.2 bar nissan one, Electric fan is working, Belt to water pump is newish and tensioned ok, there is no air in the system.
Anyone have any ideas what else to check ? Am I missing something ?
Is there any way to check the viscous coupling I have fitted is working ok ? It doesnt seem much better than the old one from what I can tell, Coupled with the fact that the temp goes down with the heater suggest the radiator or fan to me.....
Also, The turbo pipe to the intercooler was restricted a bit, so I have altered that to see if the turbo working to hard was causing the problem, It seems to have helped a little.
Turning off the aircon and driving steady brings the temp back down, but very slowly.
Might pop to my MOT place and have the probe in the rad to see if the head gasket is on the way....
Any suggestions welcome...