STORM 2

FLY THE FLAG FOR THE FORUM Tempest, and have a good trip

will do--cheers

cheers guys, the sony head unit does have a socket in the corner of it for remote feed but i'll be b**gered if I can get any sort of connector in there - it almost looks like a 3.5mm jackplug socket. Is there another wire i can jack into on sony headunits?

bought a new BLAUPUNKT THA280 from CAD, but it dooesnt seem to want to power up. I've got a direct 12V and a good ground, but it wont come on! Any ideas - I hate wiring up ICE!

Hi and thanks -i'm just waiting for it to go kaput again - strange thing is the temps are varying from 70-100 now.... I'm in Bournemouth by the way regards

thats exactly what I thought - but the fans seem to be running at all stages now - the only thing I could think of was if the low pressure was affecting the radiator thermoswitch stopping it triggering.....

Well, I changed the expansion tank - having already replaced the cap with little joy, and hey presto - water temps of 80-90 no matter how its driven. I am highly suspicious that this is just temporary though!! Many thanks to everyone, especially RW1 and Kev - I will let you know if things go peareshaped again (do I hear a groan?)

A gracious appreciation expressed wholeheartedly for Kev - who let me have his old fan controller on trial and sent it special delivery - he obviously knows what its like having the car sitting crippled outside whilst youre wondering what to do next!! Many thanks Kev - not least for all the help on all forum matters and problems

OK forgive the ignorance, but is it possible to run a pair of speakers AND a sub from a bridgeable 2 channel amp?

This seems OK - but its a pretty thick loom, well covered, going to the fan controller and disappearing off towards the back -where else does it go? to the ECU? Yes, this is working, So does this mean there's a fault in the loom somewhere?

Will problems with the oil cooler (ie knackered) give --- readings as well?

Hi, apart from the obvious cooling problems - is there a way of checking whether the radiator has a blockage? Maybe by way of volume? cheers

OK tried Kev's old controller module with limited success but I think one of the relays in the old controller was dodgy. RW1, I tried briding the terminals on the radiator thermoswitch connector and the fan worked (red and black/red) - which stage speed is this? When I bridged the (red and white/red) terminals - nothing happened. Does this mean stage 1 or 2 isnt working? Having replaced the thermoswitch itself - is this a faulty white/red wire? [i tried sticking a multmeter on the red/ white and got 0V. I got 12V when I tried the other- input but no output?] Thanks

£1795.44 for single tone, £2215.21 for dual tone. Red is not a problem but the lightish green may well be - you may need to budget for bring it in from Japan. Try eastern automotive cosmetics international - I think they have a lightgreen colourchart for you to browse. If you have any trouble, be sure to let us know. Thankyou for your call. Have a nice day.

make sure theyre correctly placed and rotated...if the bulb works then the polarity is incorrect- try taking them out and rotating through 180 before re-inserting

I want to order the vag-com from rosstech : http://www.ross-tech.com/Merchant2/merc ... ode=VAGCOM But I'm not sure which interface I need - for a late 95 Vr6 I have an uptodate laptop with XP pro and USB ports. Should the KEY-USB interface at $249 be sufficient or do I need the whole kit (for home use?) cheers

there is an oil temperature sender located on the oil filter housing which is the most likely culprit - having said that i've replaced mine and i've still got the same problem!

Has anyone thought of asking Dr Mat - his speciality perhaps?

I believe the rubber seals are sufficient once you have the clips in place - they keep the seal compressed and water tight.

yes please

pm sent Kev, thanks

Thanks RW1, In summary, current position: 1. fan does not work at all whilst engine is running. 2. fan ONLY comes on once ignition is switched off 3. Once "after-running" then fan CANNOT be stopped by a) disconnecting the yellow thermostat switch or, b) by disconnecting the radiator fanswitch In this situation only removing the 20 amp fuse in the fan controller module wil stop the fan. Eventually,left alone, the fan WILL stop of its own accord but as soon as the ignition goes to ON-OFF it starts again. Do you think I should try a new fan controller module? (£100)

DelMonty, did you have any joy?

Add insult to injury! I was walking past the car in the morning (stone cold freezing) and the fan came on off its own accord!!! Car hadnt been started and it was -1 degrees outside? Oh yeah, the fan motor housing was hot Whats happening?

anyone got any ideas?