Can someone help.......After solving my dodgy alternator wiring problem and having enjoyed a few weeks driving I now have a new problem.....I've got the red engine fan warning symbol come up on the dash.
If I disconnect the sensor on the engine lid with the engine running nothing happens but if I disconnect the sensor with the key out of the ignition and then put the key in the ignition and turn it the fan comes on and stays on after I've started the engine.
As usual all and any advice would be greatly appreciated and will help your karma enormously.
[Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
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[Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
Last edited by bigal on Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
Is it worth checking the 3 wires to the alternator again?
Could it be the black/yellow wire to the alternator plug, or rather the wire that I bypassed the black/yellow wire with?
Could it be the black/yellow wire to the alternator plug, or rather the wire that I bypassed the black/yellow wire with?
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
Just out of interest, how long do we think we can keep these cars going before they break down irretrievably from electrical problems, can't see any of these modernish wonders being in anyone's collections in 100 years time, unlike the simpler models from 50/100 years ago.
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Anyone got an engine bay sensor that they don't want that I could try to see if it's that?
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Had a fiddle around with the relay,sensor and fuses, went for a drive and no red engine fan symbol on, got back home and it came back on.
ANYBODY HERE?
ANYBODY HERE?
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
Nobody knows anything................
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
I've a spare sensor you can have im assuming it's the pointy black denso one that goes on the engine lid?
You need to be more methodical in your fiddling to rule things out but id be suspecting a loose connection somewhere possibly the alternator plug as it's been disturbed recently
You need to be more methodical in your fiddling to rule things out but id be suspecting a loose connection somewhere possibly the alternator plug as it's been disturbed recently
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
thomp1983 wrote:I've a spare sensor you can have im assuming it's the pointy black denso one that goes on the engine lid?
You need to be more methodical in your fiddling to rule things out but id be suspecting a loose connection somewhere possibly the alternator plug as it's been disturbed recently
Thank you for your reply, it is indeed the pointy black denso one
I'll check the connector at the alternator and check the voltages of the three wires..........pm'ed concerning the sensor.
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
Check wire to the engine bay fan would be where i'd look....easy to knock whilst doing alt i would've thought (could have been very deteriorated inside)
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acf8181 wrote:Check wire to the engine bay fan would be where i'd look....easy to knock whilst doing alt i would've thought (could have been very deteriorated inside)
But when I disconnect the sensor and turn on the ignition the fan turns on, so does this mean the wiring to the fan is ok?
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Tried another sensor, kindly donated by Thomp1983 but re light still coming on and fan not turning on when sensor is immersed in just-boiled water.
Went to the car today and battery wouldn't turn the engine over so parasitic drain somewhere?
Went to the car today and battery wouldn't turn the engine over so parasitic drain somewhere?
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
Just a short note: The light also comes on if you have the polarity reversed on an aftermarket (spal or similar) fan.
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
[quote="mr2magic"]Just a short note: The light also comes on if you have the polarity reversed on an aftermarket (spal or similar) fan.[/quote
thanks but not applicable.]
thanks but not applicable.]
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
bigal wrote:Is it worth checking the 3 wires to the alternator again?
Could it be the black/yellow wire to the alternator plug, or rather the wire that I bypassed the black/yellow wire with?
Yes.
Designer for turbo set ups on F1 cars, and Nitrous Oxide Systems of the USA in the 80s
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
Right, I've been having another look around.
I changed the sensor again and with the ignition on but the engine not running when I immerse the sensor in just-boiled water I can hear the relay click and the fan turns on but with the engine running the fan doesn't come on but the fan warning light comes on the dash.
Any ideas before I torch it.
I changed the sensor again and with the ignition on but the engine not running when I immerse the sensor in just-boiled water I can hear the relay click and the fan turns on but with the engine running the fan doesn't come on but the fan warning light comes on the dash.
Any ideas before I torch it.
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Replaced the relay or whatever in the boot, still the same, so going to run the car with the sensor disconnected and the fan on all the time.
Got the car up on the ramps to check the 3 wires to the alternator, these seemed fine but noticed I've still got a horrible oil leak after replacing the cam cover gasket and the distributor O ring.
Anyway I'm off to Spain soon until next May so the car will be in the garage until then.
I've had the car for 10 years now and I do love it but at the age of 63 I don't really enjoy working on it any more and so have been thinking of selling it and getting a newer car, maybe a Nissan 350z or an MX5.
Either that or I entrust my car to a garage or someone on here to do me a complete refreshing service/engine rebuild with new seals, all new belts and any wiring issues sorted.
If anyone could suggest anyone who could do this work I would be grateful.
Also contemplating a forged rebuild with all necessary ancillaries or going the whole hog with a GR2-FE engine replacement.
Got the car up on the ramps to check the 3 wires to the alternator, these seemed fine but noticed I've still got a horrible oil leak after replacing the cam cover gasket and the distributor O ring.
Anyway I'm off to Spain soon until next May so the car will be in the garage until then.
I've had the car for 10 years now and I do love it but at the age of 63 I don't really enjoy working on it any more and so have been thinking of selling it and getting a newer car, maybe a Nissan 350z or an MX5.
Either that or I entrust my car to a garage or someone on here to do me a complete refreshing service/engine rebuild with new seals, all new belts and any wiring issues sorted.
If anyone could suggest anyone who could do this work I would be grateful.
Also contemplating a forged rebuild with all necessary ancillaries or going the whole hog with a GR2-FE engine replacement.
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Losing the love for this car.
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
bigal wrote:Losing the love for this car.
It happens. Sometimes its better to cough up and get the problem sorted out by a pro.
I see Rouge gets great write ups, are they near you?
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
bigal wrote:Replaced the relay or whatever in the boot, still the same, so going to run the car with the sensor disconnected and the fan on all the time.
Got the car up on the ramps to check the 3 wires to the alternator, these seemed fine but noticed I've still got a horrible oil leak after replacing the cam cover gasket and the distributor O ring.
Anyway I'm off to Spain soon until next May so the car will be in the garage until then.
I've had the car for 10 years now and I do love it but at the age of 63 I don't really enjoy working on it any more and so have been thinking of selling it and getting a newer car, maybe a Nissan 350z or an MX5.
Either that or I entrust my car to a garage or someone on here to do me a complete refreshing service/engine rebuild with new seals, all new belts and any wiring issues sorted.
If anyone could suggest anyone who could do this work I would be grateful.
Also contemplating a forged rebuild with all necessary ancillaries or going the whole hog with a GR2-FE engine replacement.
We are doing a number of engine rebuilds this winter and could fits your in if that is the way you want to go.
Designer for turbo set ups on F1 cars, and Nitrous Oxide Systems of the USA in the 80s
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Red engine fan warning symbol
aussieGT wrote:bigal wrote:Losing the love for this car.
It happens. Sometimes its better to cough up and get the problem sorted out by a pro.
I see Rouge gets great write ups, are they near you?
You're right, yes Rogue are quite close, Coventry.