sevenup85

Hi guys,

I noticed my fans are going on just after 5 minutes my car started, both fans are running low speed all the time.
I just got the car a few months ago and noticed temperature on the dashboard stays pretty low all the time, like the car never warms up, It is situated more or less at the quarter of the screen temperature, is it normal operating on the RS? sometimes cars are different, I thought it should be in the middle.

Anybody got a picture of sensor level on dashboard at normal temperature?

FYI: timing belt, hoses, thermostat and cooling liquid are new

Thanks for your answers

Cheers. Roland

martysmartie

iTrader: (1)

The fans should not be on, possibly a faulty fan switch.

The Escos has a two speed fan system, I am not that familiar with it but will be fairly basic, probably a low speed and high speed relay.

The gauge sounds about right, mine sits near the bottom and at the most in the middle in hotter weather.

You really need an IR thermometer to accurately gauge the temperature.

Martin

sevenup85

Hi Martin, thanks again for your reply.
I assume you speak about the switch on the radiator that quicks in at a certain temperature right?
I will check the relay that might be locked on ON position

GVK.

I know you are new to the forum but you might want to post your theads in the correct section. ie Cosworth

sevenup85

Hi,

Sorry for the inconvenience, I thought the RS turbo for the cosworth, sorry about that.
I will move the thread if I can or else, will close this one and create a new one

Cheers

martysmartie

iTrader: (1)

Correct, if the fan is on permanently, then it could be either a jammed relay or a faulty switch.

The easiest thing to do is disconnect the switch and see if they stop, if they do then the switch is faulty, otherwise it's the relay.

Martin

sevenup85

Problem solved, was in fact the fan switch, thanks