1.8T running too cold

sikelsh · 20th October 2010, 10:23

Hi All,

This mornings frost means I have to resolve this.

The history > The car has had HGF that was repaired, then a Turbo failure, again repaired.

After the Turbo was done, the car has never ran at optimal temperature, so I asked Andy Willi to change the small Thermostat, and he did this had no effect, so we changed the PRT and again, no effect.

BigRuss then did a T4 session, ran the car up to temp 105 and fan kicked in etc etc.

If I am static, the temp takes it time, but it does get up there, however if I am moving, especially on the motorway, the car can run as low as 60degrees

So chaps any thoughts? as this morning after a frost I couldnt get any heat coming through and its only going to get worse.

As a note, my coolant from the HGF is not crysal clear pink as yet, its still a little muddy coloured, even after 3 changes of fluid dont know if this could affect things.

Thanks
Simon

20th October 2010, 10:23	#1
sikelsh This is my second home MGF Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 123 Thanked 281 Times in 178 Posts	1.8T running too cold Hi All, This mornings frost means I have to resolve this. The history > The car has had HGF that was repaired, then a Turbo failure, again repaired. After the Turbo was done, the car has never ran at optimal temperature, so I asked Andy Willi to change the small Thermostat, and he did this had no effect, so we changed the PRT and again, no effect. BigRuss then did a T4 session, ran the car up to temp 105 and fan kicked in etc etc. If I am static, the temp takes it time, but it does get up there, however if I am moving, especially on the motorway, the car can run as low as 60degrees So chaps any thoughts? as this morning after a frost I couldnt get any heat coming through and its only going to get worse. As a note, my coolant from the HGF is not crysal clear pink as yet, its still a little muddy coloured, even after 3 changes of fluid dont know if this could affect things. Thanks Simon __________________ Si Kelsh