318is coolant temp

[tommo320i]

Chaps just drove 400 miles round trip to pick up my iS today and frightened myself to death when it nearly over heated on the way back in a traffic jam.

It had been running with the guage dead centre but crept up to the 3/4 mark stayed there until I got some air flowing throught it again.

I stuck a paper in the viscous fan and it just stopped instead of tearing the paper to shreads and I'm replacing that on monday.

Is there anything it could be?

I'm really hoping I've not bought myself a lemon here

[Brianmoooore]

That's the problem, and as long as no one has actually cooked it before you bought it, should all be fine when it's changed.

[tommo320i]

Well theres no smoke form the back or mayo on the oil or coolant cap so I don;t think someone has cooked the head but I may be wrong....

[tommo320i]

Does any one know where the guage is supposed to sit?

Thanks guys

[Geeman]

Mine sits at the half way mark... until we stop in traffic, then the electric fan gets switched on...

[tommo320i]

Gee, where does the needle get to after the fan kicks in?

[Brianmoooore]

Does any one know where the guage is supposed to sit?

Thanks guys

Straight up the middle is ideal, but anywhere in the black is OK, as long as the needle is a little away from the blue and red. If it twitches at all, then the securing nuts on the back of the cluster need tightening.

[Geeman]

When I put the fan on (manual activation) it brings it to just below the half way mark.

Giles

[pmaddy00]

Mine sits at 1/4 way mark (always)..it has been like that since i bought the car two & half years ago!! Never been at 1/2 way...strange???

[Lordschleife]

Mine sits at 1/4 way mark (always)..it has been like that since i bought the car two & half years ago!! Never been at 1/2 way...strange???

Mine did that till I changed the thermostat, now sits at halfway all the time

[Dan318-is]

mine sits just above halfway mark, rises in traffic, but iv got an electric fan in the pipeline

how hard are these to fit?

[tomstickland]

Mine never got over 1/4 mark until I fitted a new thermostat and it now sits at 1/2 way.

[Lordschleife]

Actually I must check my fan. A couple of weeks back after sitting in a several mile long queue on a very hot day for ages the temp was approaching the red, at which point I turned the heating and fan to full then boiled alive - the temp dropped back down straight away thankfully

[Dan318-is]

u got an elec fan then robin?

are they hard to fit? manualy switched on i guess?

or do you not

[Lordschleife]

I do not...

[Dan318-is]

sowui mate

been down pub otnight u c

if mine sits jsut over halfway is taht nromale? ?

[Lordschleife]

mine sits just under or on halfway, unless really warm then just over

[Dan318-is]

hmm

maybe i a wee bit low on colant il chek 2mora

chers robin