jonathanw4949
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Registered: 7th Jun 04
Location: Cheshire
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hey guys, i hav got a 1999 1.2 sxi, my temp keeps getting rly high, i dnt seem 2 be useing anywater and all my oil levels seem fine, im thinkin it cud be the temp sender? any1 got any idea's?
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Alex16v
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Registered: 30th Jun 06
Location: Chester Drives: Civic ep3 final edition
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Thermostat. They are really easy to replace, all you need is to go to motorworld, or halfords and get one. Around £10 iirc. Then just get some more coolant stuff for when you loose soome when the thermostat comes out. 
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
Location: Devon
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thermostat for mines like £40!!!
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
Location: Devon
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could be an airlock, fault fan, thermostat.....pressure cap, many things 
best get someone how has mechanical knowledge to check it out
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Alex16v
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Registered: 30th Jun 06
Location: Chester Drives: Civic ep3 final edition
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To test the theremostat, take it out, the put it in some boiling water out of the kettle, if its working you should see it open up. If it doesnt open up its broken. Also the fan may not come on if the thermostat is broken.
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DarkBahamut
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Registered: 4th Jun 06
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Alex16v
To test the theremostat, take it out, the put it in some boiling water out of the kettle, if its working you should see it open up. If it doesnt open up its broken. Also the fan may not come on if the thermostat is broken.
If the thermostat doesnt open then the fan would be completely useless anyway. You can tell if a thermostat doesnt open just by the engine temp really. If the engine temp goes very high (as in, up to the red) under normal driving without being stuck in traffic then its almost certainly the thermostat. If it goes abit high, like 96-98 or so but stays there then it probabaly isnt the thermostat.
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