Originally Posted by
jattpower
Hi,
new to the forum and from the london area
I have a Escort Cosworth which is a Large turbo...
It is modified stage 3 but likes to overheat which makes me reluctant to put my foot down.
On a long cruise the temp stays fine, but in traffic with stopping and starting it starts to overheat especially when you give it a bit.
I've looked on numerous threads and see the possible solutions are
-thermostat
- saff fan switch
It would be ideal for the fans to kick in earlier but what is the fix for this??
In terms of the sapphire fan switch, how easy is this to install and where do you get one from?
Any help would be mostly appreciated
cheers
As has been said, you really need to define your definition of "overheating".
A Sapphire fan switch will put the fans on full speed at 93°C, which will prevent it from exceeding this in most situations. The Escort one (two speed), comes on slow at 93° and full speed at 99°C. So if this is what you mean by overheating, it is completely normal for this particular car.