a couple of questions for the gurus

[The-shorey]

Firstly, my engine fan starts spinning as soon as I turn the ignition
key to the 2nd position, before the engine starts. Is this normal??

Secondly, found this lying in my engine bay. What is it and where should it
be?? see pic below.

Cheers

Mike

[stormforce]

Firstly, my engine fan starts spinning as soon as I turn the ignition
key to the 2nd position, before the engine starts. Is this normal??

Secondly, found this lying in my engine bay. What is it and where should it
be?? see pic below.

Cheers

Mike

with the bit in the 2nd pic if you look at the air filter box you will see a hole just push it in there

[dave.j.robbo]

As for the first question, No, it's not normal.

The fan is controlled by a sensor on the thermostat housing. One sensor does the temp gauge, the other does the fan. I guess either your sensor is fubarred, or simply the wire has fallen off! I believe it's the front sensor that does the fan.

[The-shorey]

cheers u 2

just because I'm dumb does anyone have a pic showing where the thermostat housing is and the said sensor?

[dave.j.robbo]

I'm sure there's a few on here, but just follow the top rad hose back to the engine......

[The-shorey]

I'm sure there's a few on here, but just follow the top rad hose back to the engine......

ok cheers bud

I knew that really was just testing

[marky]

Here you go

[BUSHWHACKER]

A couple of questions that were answered without links, blimey!

I feel useless now!

[The-shorey]

A couple of questions that were answered without links, blimey!

I feel useless now!

aww bless lol
well whats the link to tell me what that thing in the pic is for and called??

[BUSHWHACKER]

That's the thermostat housing with the rad cap on top.
Remove three nuts to seperate the housing to change the thermostat.






see, still no links needed!....................... ...I need a drink!

[stormforce]

aww bless lol
well whats the link to tell me what that thing in the pic is for and called??

heres a pic to go with Marky's one

[The-shorey]

That's the thermostat housing with the rad cap on top.
Remove three nuts to seperate the housing to change the thermostat.






see, still no links needed!....................... ...I need a drink!

very good but i meant in MY pic, the thing that goes in the air filter box

[The-shorey]

heres a pic to go with Marky's one

cool cheers bud

[BUSHWHACKER]

It's the air temp sensor, without it, I guess you would be using slightly more fuel as the ECU will be telling the fuel pump to send more fuel to the injectors 'cos the ECU thinks the engine is still cold.

[The-shorey]

It's the air temp sensor, without it, I guess you would be using slightly more fuel as the ECU will be telling the fuel pump to send more fuel to the injectors 'cos the ECU thinks the engine is still cold.

i see, thank you kind sir