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m4cK

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18th Jul 07 at 08:38

Hi!! need some advice, my g/f got a 1998 Corsa B 1.2 16v and lately its been going up to 90-100 degrees and sounding a wee bit rough, ive checked the water/coolant level and that is fine and hasn't gone down in the last couple days so im guessing its not a head gasket?? wonder if there is a common fault maybe ? looked at fan briefly but not enough to find out if its actually turning on. any advice much appreciated

vx.racing

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18th Jul 07 at 08:42

Wrong section. Delete this and put it into Help Zone.

Colin

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18th Jul 07 at 08:42

If the fans not coming on it could be either the fan switch or the thermostat, the later went on mine, wasnt too hard to fix.

m4cK

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18th Jul 07 at 08:43

cheers for reply.

Colin

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18th Jul 07 at 08:44

Take a look to see if theres any sludge on the oil cap & header tank aswell which would point to head gasket being fooked.

Richie

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18th Jul 07 at 08:59

This happened to mine and I had to replace the coolant fan temperature switch on the top side of the radiator.... and I also replaced the thermostat as it was sticking.....

darkgazza

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20th Jul 07 at 16:42

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Originally posted by m4cK
Hi!! need some advice, my g/f got a 1998 Corsa B 1.2 16v and lately its been going up to 90-100 degrees and sounding a wee bit rough, ive checked the water/coolant level and that is fine and hasn't gone down in the last couple days so im guessing its not a head gasket?? wonder if there is a common fault maybe ? looked at fan briefly but not enough to find out if its actually turning on. any advice much appreciated

some corsas i have noticed that the thermostat has a high limit before the fan kicks in.... if you dont like it going up to 90-100 change the thermostat to one with a lower temp rating thats what i done