furkick
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Registered: 26th Apr 10
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Hello
My car is a naf 1.0 12v X10XE engine 1998 Reg
Right yesterday i was driving in bumper to bumper traffic for around 30 mins and my cars temp reading was pretty much off the red mark 105+  steam came from the engine. So i pulled over and let it cool. Anyway this nearly happened before, i used to have a 1.2 8v corsa and the fan would cut in around 97, yet with this one the fan has never come on.
Any ideas what i can do to fix this problem, also to add the hot blowers inside the car work, so im guessing not a rad fault.
Many Thanks Chris
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
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Fan switch. They go all the time. Can get a new one at your local motor factors or Vaux, don't cost much.
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furkick
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Thanks, ill try that on monday.
Also my haynes manual states to bridge the two contacts on the wiring plug from the cooling fan switch and turn on ignition to check if the fan works at all. What exactly do they mean by bridge?? Sorry im a a dumbass when it comes to cars
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Jamie-C
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Don't be sorry, only way to learn is by asking  , when they say bridge they mean join the 2 pins together with a piece of wire basicly.
Pull the plug off, theres 2 pins, get a bit of wire and join it too both the pins, if your fan doesn't come on its fucked. If it does come on then you'll need a new fan switch.
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Jed D
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i had the same problem on mine... if your stuck in that situation best thing to do would be to put your heaters in the car on full wack to draw a bit of the heat away and hope the traffic dies down quick 
i got a new gm fan switch on mine and it still didnt work, then checked the fan worked and it did, then checked i had the right voltage with a multimeter, then changed the temp sensor... i was baffled by it
in the end i got another rear fog switch, put it were the gsi's have the front fog switch and ran the wires (fused) to the fan under the scuttle. now i just switch it on when it gets too hot and back off again, maual fan atw 
also if the fan switch is in the radiator (i imagine it is on them) your coolant will drain out when you remove it
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furkick
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Thanks ill try shorting it tomorrow, So i take the plug going to the fan switch off, take a piece of wire and join the pins on the plug or the fan switch?
Yeah i was thinking manual switch but how do you fit a new switch on the drivers side do you have to take the dash apart? :S
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Jed D
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Registered: 15th Mar 11
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no, you know where your rear fog light switch is...? wey they'll be a blanked one above it (where gsi's have the front fog switch).. pull that blanking little bit of square plastic out and just clip in another fog switch from a scrapper or something... run the wires (fused) to the batt and fan job done 
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