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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Chief972 on 04 September 2016, 19:21:00

Title: Increase temperature when idling in traffic
Post by: Chief972 on 04 September 2016, 19:21:00

Hi I have noticed that my temperature increases to around 90c when at traffic lights or when driving slowly, is this normal or do you think this could be a faulty water pump or something. Thanks.

Title: Re: Increase temperature when idling in traffic
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 04 September 2016, 19:39:44

Are all the fans working as expected? Does the aircon work?

Title: Re: Increase temperature when idling in traffic
Post by: Chief972 on 04 September 2016, 20:38:32

Hi yes air gets on low cold and gets warm when set to high

Title: Re: Increase temperature when idling in traffic
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 04 September 2016, 21:11:59

Quote from: Chief972 on 04 September 2016, 20:38:32

Hi yes air gets on low cold and gets warm when set to high

If you switch the climate panel from LO to Off, does the fan ahead of the radiator stop?

Title: Re: Increase temperature when idling in traffic
Post by: Chief972 on 04 September 2016, 21:22:40

I'll try tomorrow see if it does. I also noticed red stuff around one of the hoses I'm presuming this is antifreeze could these be a leak causing the issue? Thanks

Title: Re: Increase temperature when idling in traffic
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 04 September 2016, 21:32:02

Quote from: Chief972 on 04 September 2016, 21:22:40

I'll try tomorrow see if it does. I also noticed red stuff around one of the hoses I'm presuming this is antifreeze could these be a leak causing the issue? Thanks

If it's coolant then it won't be helping, but might be powersteering fluid... depends which hose... a picture paints a thousand words etc ;)

Title: Re: Increase temperature when idling in traffic
Post by: Chief972 on 07 September 2016, 20:53:59

Had a broken hose clamp replaced this and also serpentine belt was knackered so changed this too seems to have solved the issue. Fan does go off when turning from lo.