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Title: hot
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 16 July 2011, 11:41:27

can anyone tell me why my 2.5 v6 elite gets to hot when towing a caravan no trouble before i went 60 miles then got to hot and when i took van of it was ok again even got stuck in traffic and it didnt get hot

Title: Re: hot
Post by: tunnie on 16 July 2011, 11:47:21

define hot, what does it read on the gauge?

Title: Re: hot
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 16 July 2011, 11:50:04

100 plus ad red light is on

Title: Re: hot
Post by: tunnie on 16 July 2011, 11:58:25

Are the fans kicking in while towing?

Title: Re: hot
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 16 July 2011, 12:09:02

yes all three

Title: Re: hot
Post by: tunnie on 16 July 2011, 12:14:08

Only difference when towing is the load on the gearbox, the fluid from the box goes through oil cooler on the rad.

Can't see how that should affect engine temp though.

Whats the coolant like? Any oil in it?

Title: Re: hot
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 16 July 2011, 12:21:44

had oilcooler done 6 weeks ago and flushed engine

Title: Re: hot
Post by: tunnie on 16 July 2011, 12:26:50

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had oilcooler done 6 weeks ago and flushed engine

Did it over-heat before this work was done? (and before the oil cooler failed)

Title: Re: hot
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 16 July 2011, 12:34:52

dont know didnt have car only had it two weeks before oilcooler went

Title: Re: hot
Post by: tunnie on 16 July 2011, 13:14:11

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dont know didnt have car only had it two weeks before oilcooler went

Sounds like the oil cooler would have failed much earlier, and a coolant flush was done to hide the symptoms.

That suggests its been driven a lot with a failed oil cooler, i bet the rad is bunged up with oil!

Title: Re: hot
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 16 July 2011, 13:52:07

i think i will flush the rad out and see what happens thanks a lot tunnie