car (mondeo 2.0 petrol mk3)is running hot - what to do?
28-09-2011, 01:15 PM
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car (mondeo 2.0 petrol mk3)is running hot - what to do?
after several weeks of fucking about, i finally got the mondeo back on the road again to go the middx meet this monday night
but when i got there, and opened the bonnet, i thought someone had transplanted a heard of turbos in there as the heat was incredible
and there were water marks down the front of the grille, but no leaks that i could see
on the way home, it started making some funny noises too from the drivebelt area, squeaks and grumbles and stuff, plus when the fans kicked in the revs would drop and it would almost stall
checked the water, all good, checked the oil, all good, so what else could be causing it to run very very hot (the temp gauge shows bang in the middle as per normal) and cause the weird noises?
but when i got there, and opened the bonnet, i thought someone had transplanted a heard of turbos in there as the heat was incredible
and there were water marks down the front of the grille, but no leaks that i could see
on the way home, it started making some funny noises too from the drivebelt area, squeaks and grumbles and stuff, plus when the fans kicked in the revs would drop and it would almost stall
checked the water, all good, checked the oil, all good, so what else could be causing it to run very very hot (the temp gauge shows bang in the middle as per normal) and cause the weird noises?
Last edited by dojj; 28-09-2011 at 02:53 PM.
28-09-2011, 01:22 PM
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this year the car has been to it's mot in feb
central day in april
uxbridge in june/july
and last nights meet
fucking thing gets one thing fixed and thens omething else decides it wants to be fucked, i'm just going to park it up and hoep it fixes itself
central day in april
uxbridge in june/july
and last nights meet
fucking thing gets one thing fixed and thens omething else decides it wants to be fucked, i'm just going to park it up and hoep it fixes itself
28-09-2011, 01:24 PM
#5
thats what im thinking martin as i reckon the bimmer has done the same - although the gauge did goto the red on mine but luckily i was round the corner from home so no harm done.
Dojj - park it up. Ives just driven the BM 1.3 miles and its been fine
Dojj - park it up. Ives just driven the BM 1.3 miles and its been fine
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28-09-2011, 05:50 PM
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waterpump would defo be my first port of call. shouldnt be expensive, unless you go to ford. would expect it to be around Ł50 from a motor factors. only ever changed them on a V6, and thats a piece of piss, the only job that is on V6 though
28-09-2011, 10:44 PM
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Some of the fins may have broke off the plastic waterpump, mine did this on my 03 1.8 LX, which ment it was still circulating water but not properly because half of the fins on the impellor had disentegrated 
ran hot, and fans on all the time but temp guage seemed to always stay at same level which i too found odd 
ran hot, and fans on all the time but temp guage seemed to always stay at same level which i too found odd
29-09-2011, 07:14 AM
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If you have an IR temp gun I'd check to see what the hose temperatures are as well to see if your gauge is telling porkies or not or just being lazy waiting for the engine to cook itself before it starts reading hot. One of the reason I'm thankful I have my own plumbed in.
29-09-2011, 08:01 AM
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Some of the fins may have broke off the plastic waterpump, mine did this on my 03 1.8 LX, which ment it was still circulating water but not properly because half of the fins on the impellor had disentegrated ran hot, and fans on all the time but temp guage seemed to always stay at same level which i too found odd
ran hot, and fans on all the time but temp guage seemed to always stay at same level which i too found odd I believe they will only go into the red under the hottest temperatures, although if you are actually overheating it don't get much hotter than that
They also have some pretty cool strategies whereby fueling can be cut on cylinders so they act as air pumps thus aiding to cool the engine down.
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29-09-2011, 09:48 PM
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hi, i have a mk3 also mine did the same, turned out to be the thermostat. . and the bolox thing is thats its electronic.! Ł100+ from ford, or Ł60 odd from Europarts ! and a proper fucker to change! grill off... drivers side headlight off.. to gain access to it.
30-09-2011, 10:23 PM
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after several weeks of fucking about, i finally got the mondeo back on the road again to go the middx meet this monday night
but when i got there, and opened the bonnet, i thought someone had transplanted a heard of turbos in there as the heat was incredible
and there were water marks down the front of the grille, but no leaks that i could see
on the way home, it started making some funny noises too from the drivebelt area, squeaks and grumbles and stuff, plus when the fans kicked in the revs would drop and it would almost stall
checked the water, all good, checked the oil, all good, so what else could be causing it to run very very hot (the temp gauge shows bang in the middle as per normal) and cause the weird noises?
but when i got there, and opened the bonnet, i thought someone had transplanted a heard of turbos in there as the heat was incredible
and there were water marks down the front of the grille, but no leaks that i could see
on the way home, it started making some funny noises too from the drivebelt area, squeaks and grumbles and stuff, plus when the fans kicked in the revs would drop and it would almost stall
checked the water, all good, checked the oil, all good, so what else could be causing it to run very very hot (the temp gauge shows bang in the middle as per normal) and cause the weird noises?
when they tried to kick in the revs dropped due to the load on the alt.
01-10-2011, 10:28 AM
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Will do that too mate, but it just means stripping he whole front end down so that I can get underneath, not bad on your cooking models but I've screwed the st kit on which means about 11 millions nuts and bolts and screws and clips to get out of he way again
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aux tensioner ooh, yeah did that on the ramps.. took all of erm.. 5 mins!
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