Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Search the maintenance guides for answers to 99.999% of Omega questions

Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Down

Author Topic: Argggh  (Read 2467 times)

0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic.

yt03

  • Guest
Argggh
« on: 22 December 2014, 17:49:44 »
At what temperature should your fan kick in??
Logged

05omegav6

  • Guest
Re: Argggh
« Reply #1 on: 22 December 2014, 17:58:43 »
At about 95° iirc, doies vary slightly one car to the next though...
Logged

yt03

  • Guest
Re: Argggh
« Reply #2 on: 22 December 2014, 18:02:45 »
Cheer I just messages you hope you don't mind, I haven't heard her kick in yet and when I opened the engine the block was piping hot, just abit worried!
Logged

05omegav6

  • Guest
Re: Argggh
« Reply #3 on: 22 December 2014, 18:08:02 »
Quote from: yt03 on 22 December 2014, 18:02:45
Cheer I just messages you hope you don't mind, I haven't heard her kick in yet and when I opened the engine the block was piping hot, just abit worried!
The V6 does get quite hot without actually over heating. If the temperature gauge moves, then assume it works. Any codes from the pedal trick? ECU temp sensor is different to the gauge one and will show a code if faulty.

Do the fans kick in? There are two thermoswitches in the left hand end of the radiator, one powers the main fan relay and the other regulates the fan speed of the front fans. Aircon off, the front fans only run when the engine starts to get too hot.

Aircon on, the front fans should run constantly, getting faster if the temp gets too high, think idling in traffic on a hot day... :y
Logged

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 107467
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: Argggh
« Reply #4 on: 22 December 2014, 18:09:55 »
On all Omegas, slow speed fans should kick in just over midpoint on the gauge, and high speed fans at halfway between halfway and 100C.

This translates to about 92C on FL and 96C on PFL/MFL for slow speed, and 95C on FL and 97-98C on PFL/MFL for high speed.
Logged
Grumpy old man

05omegav6

  • Guest
Re: Argggh
« Reply #5 on: 22 December 2014, 18:39:32 »
Does the aircon work, and do the front fans work when the aircon is on?
Logged

omega3000

  • Guest
Re: Argggh
« Reply #6 on: 22 December 2014, 18:41:55 »
Amazing how the Omega likes cool air , temp gauge soon drops when on the move .. They hate traffic jams , fans cutting in quite a bit .
Logged

05omegav6

  • Guest
Re: Argggh
« Reply #7 on: 22 December 2014, 18:42:41 »
Quote from: Emd on 22 December 2014, 18:41:55
Amazing how the Omega likes cool air , temp gauge soon drops when on the move .. They hate traffic jams , fans cutting in quite a bit .
First thing is to establish the fans are working ;)
Logged

omega3000

  • Guest
Re: Argggh
« Reply #8 on: 22 December 2014, 18:43:28 »
Quote from: Taxi Al on 22 December 2014, 18:42:41
Quote from: Emd on 22 December 2014, 18:41:55
Amazing how the Omega likes cool air , temp gauge soon drops when on the move .. They hate traffic jams , fans cutting in quite a bit .
First thing is to establish the fans are working ;)

Aye  :y
Logged

yt03

  • Guest
Re: Argggh
« Reply #9 on: 22 December 2014, 19:10:41 »
The fans are working big relief, kicked in just over the 90 mark! So it isn't just my thermostat that's shoots up in traffic then! I can relax, I've seen them working now ;)
Logged

tigers_gonads

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Kinston Upon Hull
  • Posts: 8616
  • Driving a Honda CR-V which doesn't smell of pee
    • Honda CR-V
    • View Profile
Re: Argggh
« Reply #10 on: 22 December 2014, 19:12:32 »
Got a laptop code reader here if you need to plug it in anytime bud  :y
Logged

yt03

  • Guest
Re: Argggh
« Reply #11 on: 22 December 2014, 19:15:27 »
If you fancy meeting up one day I'll start writing my list of questions now Steve!
Logged

05omegav6

  • Guest
Re: Argggh
« Reply #12 on: 22 December 2014, 19:16:40 »
Quote from: yt03 on 22 December 2014, 19:10:41
The fans are working big relief, kicked in just over the 90 mark! So it isn't just my thermostat that's shoots up in traffic then! I can relax, I've seen them working now ;)
Nothing to worry about then :y

The residual heat of a V6 lump is impressive  ;D
Logged

yt03

  • Guest
Re: Argggh
« Reply #13 on: 22 December 2014, 19:21:17 »
I've never felt a engine get so hot and so quickly, my heart sank I've just spent over 400 pound in the garage!!
Logged

tigers_gonads

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Kinston Upon Hull
  • Posts: 8616
  • Driving a Honda CR-V which doesn't smell of pee
    • Honda CR-V
    • View Profile
Re: Argggh
« Reply #14 on: 22 December 2014, 21:06:48 »
Quote from: yt03 on 22 December 2014, 19:15:27
If you fancy meeting up one day I'll start writing my list of questions now Steve!


Best you get writing then  ;D ;D

I'll get these brakes sorted and give you a shout over Christmas sometime bud  :y :y
Logged
Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.01 seconds with 17 queries.