fan not coming on? or overheating?

[liam1390]

I have a 1.4 16v engine and when in a bit of traffic the engine temperature pushes on 100 and if i dont notice it early enough towards the red.
I wasn't sure whether this was the fan not working or if this is common? also when in the traffic it drinks a lot of water too.

any suggestions welcome...

thanks

[fennyLET]

Fan switch.
Its down the side of the Rad. Replace it mate.

[liam1390]

ah cool cheers
easy job? will it be something in the haynes manual?

[fennyLET]

Unplug it.
24mm spanner (I think)
Undo it
Throw away
Put new one in
Plug it
Test
Job Done

[liam1390]

thanks!!
this will put an end to my fears of breaking down in long queues of traffic lol

[fennyLET]

nip to your local scrappy

[dancotton2003]

and when ur gettin there

wack ur heaters on full blast ahah

should keep the temp down

mine "used" to go up to near 100 as the fans dont kick in till 98 i think

but when i put my heaters on it cooled back down to just above 90

[fennyLET]

92 degrees it should be

[dancotton2003]

well mines 98 lol

it has blown up now

but oh well

its going garrage as soon as the 8 inches of snow has cleared from outside my house

[fennyLET]

The running temp should be 92.

[liam1390]

yeah thats what ive been having to do with the heaters but i was getting fed up and finding it a bit tedious!!
snow?!

[dancotton2003]

yep 8 inches of the stuff lol

i couldnt see my alloys this morning hahah
but its all goood

[fennyLET]

They are some small wheels then

[dancotton2003]

got the best wheels u can get 15's

but all the snow had covered them lol

[liam1390]

well anythings better than my wheels... those really horrible looking 3 thick spoke standard ones... urgh lol oh well it drives but just not well in traffic lol.
but bit of a mechanical novice here... where abouts down the side is this fan switch? which side? sorry just had a look and wasnt really sure as couldnt see.