Neo666 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Hi all I'm a little stumped with a cooling issue. The story goes, had a cracked thermostat housing, changed it over, temp gauge after a few miles would go up to the red, come back down, back up then down etc. Ordered another as I assumed it was faulty, changed over the water pump too just in case. Replaced the thermostat again, flushed system etc, new coolant, system bled, and still the gauge goes into the red. I checked on the dashboard test menu, and at one point the temp jumped to 126 degrees which was very worrying. Anyone have any ideas? Any feedback will be most appreciated. Car in question is Mondeo mk3 2.0 auto estate 2001. BWY CJBB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo666 Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 I should also add,that the car had no cooling issues before the original leak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicam49 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 That's a good one! I would have said water pump, but you've eliminated that. Does the heater still pump out heat when the temp rises, 'cos if if doesn't then I'd say pump. Else nothing springs to mind at the mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo666 Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Still pumps out heat, no issue with that. It's a puzzler isn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m50e30 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Dodgy gauge or faulty temp switch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicam49 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 When it gets hot, does the stat open... does the top rad hose get hot...are the fans kicking in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo666 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 Top hose get hot and the fans come on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicam49 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 You're not helping!! 🙂 Sorry, I'm stumped!... can you get one of those infra red thermometers so you can test the real temperature. I know Lidl had them on sale 2-3 weeks ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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