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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: tweed on 30 May 2011, 18:33

Title: vr6 water temp thread lol
Post by: tweed on 30 May 2011, 18:33

Right vr6 sits at 70 all the time.
What makes the fans come on? Once the car is hot, oil at 90+ the vans seem to be constantly on, so the water temp will never rise above 70. the vans only come on when hot, not when it's cold. Could I have a dodgy fan switch?
Or do the fans come on from oil temp?

I'm confused now and starting to feel thick lol

Title: Re: vr6 water temp thread lol
Post by: Wayne on 30 May 2011, 20:41

Fans will be controlled through the fan switch and a timer relay, water temp will bring them on and nothing to do with oil temp.

Title: Re: vr6 water temp thread lol
Post by: GrandMstRamRod on 30 May 2011, 21:31

Quote from: Wayne on 30 May 2011, 20:41

Fans will be controlled through the fan switch and a timer relay, water temp will bring them on and nothing to do with oil temp.

+1 could not of put it better myself!

even if your fans are on quite alot at least its not overheating!

Title: Re: vr6 water temp thread lol
Post by: tweed on 31 May 2011, 16:33

cool! that was I thought, well I knew.
So at what temp should the fans come on? got to be hotter than 70  :undecided:

Title: Re: vr6 water temp thread lol
Post by: Wayne on 31 May 2011, 16:57

Quote from: tweed on 31 May 2011, 16:33

cool! that was I thought, well I knew.
So at what temp should the fans come on? got to be hotter than 70  :undecided:

Around 85 / 90 from memory.

Title: Re: vr6 water temp thread lol
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 31 May 2011, 17:14

I thought the fans came on when it was hotter than that?

Title: Re: vr6 water temp thread lol
Post by: tweed on 31 May 2011, 19:13

See why I am confused  :laugh: water temp always at 70 and fans are ment to come on at 85/90+  :huh:
So what should I be checking? what sends the temp to the dial?

Title: Re: vr6 water temp thread lol
Post by: Bellend on 31 May 2011, 20:02

Thermostat.

Title: Re: vr6 water temp thread lol
Post by: tweed on 01 June 2011, 10:39

Quote from: Bellend on 31 May 2011, 20:02

Thermostat.

It's new  :wink:

Title: Re: vr6 water temp thread lol
Post by: Wayne on 01 June 2011, 10:53

Quote from: tweed on 31 May 2011, 19:13

See why I am confused  :laugh: water temp always at 70 and fans are ment to come on at 85/90+  :huh:
So what should I be checking? what sends the temp to the dial?

Temp sender, nothing to do with the thermostat

However if it is running cold then you could have a air lock or thermostat problem.

Title: Re: vr6 water temp thread lol
Post by: tweed on 01 June 2011, 11:39

Quote from: Wayne on 01 June 2011, 10:53

Quote from: tweed on 31 May 2011, 19:13

See why I am confused  :laugh: water temp always at 70 and fans are ment to come on at 85/90+  :huh:
So what should I be checking? what sends the temp to the dial?

Temp sender, nothing to do with the thermostat

However if it is running cold then you could have a air lock or thermostat problem.

Cool I'll check that next.
Just taking the Schmidt's off now to spray them