Temperature warning

Tenesmus · 14th October 2020, 15:25

I went for a short drive earlier and when I turned the car off the fans kept going for 5 minutes or so. I don't recall this happening before.

Half an hour later I started off again and noticed the temp gauge was at 10 o'clock. It rapidly headed for 12 o'clock and the engine temperature message came up.

I turned the climate control to full heat to hopefully take some heat away and for the rest of the journey it went between 9 o'clock and 11 o'clock or so. I pulled over where I could and the gauge went down quite quickly when not under load.

I made it home and again the fans stayed on, though not for as long this time. In a few hours I'll check the coolant but other than that, any ideas? I popped the bonnet and it didn't seem overly hot, no signs of a leak and the thermostat was replaced about 5 years ago.

I have a MGR garage nearby so easy to get a T4.

14th October 2020, 15:25	#1
Tenesmus Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Penzance Posts: 481 Thanks: 17 Thanked 69 Times in 52 Posts	Temperature warning I went for a short drive earlier and when I turned the car off the fans kept going for 5 minutes or so. I don't recall this happening before. Half an hour later I started off again and noticed the temp gauge was at 10 o'clock. It rapidly headed for 12 o'clock and the engine temperature message came up. I turned the climate control to full heat to hopefully take some heat away and for the rest of the journey it went between 9 o'clock and 11 o'clock or so. I pulled over where I could and the gauge went down quite quickly when not under load. I made it home and again the fans stayed on, though not for as long this time. In a few hours I'll check the coolant but other than that, any ideas? I popped the bonnet and it didn't seem overly hot, no signs of a leak and the thermostat was replaced about 5 years ago. I have a MGR garage nearby so easy to get a T4. __________________ 2005 Connoisseur 2.5 auto SE Tourer in BRG with Sandstone Beige and Black piping interior (the 2nd of only 7 Rover 75s produced 5th November 2004, and it’s the 244th of 303 facelift British Racing Green 75 tourers built worldwide). All I've done is add Rover walnut gear knob and handbrake... 2016 Vauxhall Viva SL (Father Jack) "assisted manual" (auto) in purple. Going rusty underneath already...