lottysvdub

hi guys again i need some info , my 2ltr 16v was sat in heavy traffic tonight and as you would expect the coolent temp starts to rise to around 100, not to much to be concerned about but then she slowly rised to just under 110 :onfire: ,this did get my butt twitching a little , car didnt over heat just rose a little higher than normal , anyway when i got home checked under bonnet , loads of water and oil in the engine (and it was in the correct places ) the only thing i could find was the connection on the engine bay temp sensor was broken , i think this only works when the engine is switched off when hot it keeps the fan running ? the temp got up to 100 and then the fan kicked in and dropped it down to 90 . anyway what i want to know is , is the sensor in the bottom of the radiator the switch that controls the cooling fans , as im thinking of wiring the the fan up to a switch so when stuck in traffic i can fick the fan on and sit there happerly knowing im not going to over heat , thanks for any info and sorry for bringing this subject up again guys :multi:

well saw nice red one heading out of wimborne towards cranborne at around 7.15 am today , could do with a wash mate :black: , still looked good though . saw a nice yellow on parked just off maninngs heath road in poole today looking a little sorry for its self :cry: , been bumped up the back , looked a little nasty , real shame as ive seen it recently a few times there in mint pre accident condition , hope you keep it on the road and manage to get it repaired :multi:

think it was paul_m_downing on gravel hill 7.40 am nice blue one , startled driver as i was in me other car silver mondeo ( yep my head is hung in shame ) :( wife took the rado to work to day as all the kids in her school love it to bits , bless the little blighters :multi:

well did you get oil up your sleeve then and all over your drive then buddy or did you do it like a pro and not spill a drop ? :black:

spent a long time installing my new fourm stickers today , they look cool 8) then refitted centre consol cleaned out the boot , replaced a couple of earth wires and then cleaned it again :lol!:

please excuse my slownes in respondig to your last post , ive just read it , good result though mate :thumbleft:

take the car back to the garage and ask them what there going to do about it before you loose your temper , they have liability insurance to cover these types of problems , make sure your insurance are also aware of the problem , if no joy with the manager ask for the owners name and then inform trading standards what has happend to your car whilst in there care you do have rights for a civil court case if you still have no joy , also mention speaking to your local paper if they are not going to help as bad publicity is the last thing any decent garage wants , personaly i would go back in the dark and wait for the mot tester to come out and kick him so hard in the bol***ks :crazyeyes: that he would have to lumps around his neck . hope you get it sorted with out to many probs buddy :thumbleft:

mines on 17"s and shes lowered by 40mm , drives fine just need to avoid large pot holes , they dont like them :multi:

should be but not always its personal preference at the end of the day mine isnt to loud its got a decent exhaust tone to it and its not like the ones you see and hear on a chav'ed up nova or corsa :)

nice one mate should be able to see you comming :multi:

cool isnt the word , hot spring to my mind mate :onfire:

i got a nearly new from a mate , paid £80 for it but ive been told its worth about £230 new , i dont know if that true or not ,he may have been making it up to make £80 sound like a good deal ! im pleased with it though , im running a de cat pipe and only the main silencer followed buy the scorpion and its well impressive nice sound when driving even better on over run and a nice flash of flame at the right rpm range . :onfire:

twin outlet DTM Scorpion looks good sounds better , nice and shiny and not to loud if you've got a decent system :multi:

hi guys need some more help please , can anyone tell me the colour of the wire that controls the temp warning light on the dash , the wire im after is the one at the sensor not the dash , its a 2ltr 16v , any help would be appreciated cheers guys :multi: :multi: :multi:

will make sure you notice me next time i see you , my cars no show car , ive been trying to get it through the mot lately , spent a small fortune but its worth it , will be intrested to see the 400bhp when its done and may be meet up some time , cheers dude ian :multi:

shame you moved away i would have loved to have seen it in the flesh , very very impressive mate :D

not being funny but looking at the pics of your car hes gonna have his work cut out to get any were near yours , it looks awsome mate it must have cost a fair bit :onfire:

yep it did its realy quite a nice motor , very impressive :multi:

blue rado on gravel hill in poole most mornings around 7.45 am nice car

good luck hope its not to bad for you bud

i would want them gold plated and fitted and given a bag of free sweets for that price , christ what a rip off :crazyeyes:

ouch thats not good :onfire:

definatly worth getting them cleaned mine were done by a local bosch specalist for £15.00 each + vat made the car drive like new , much more responsive and better on fuel :multi:

looks realy good mate nice very nice :)

got my mot today no real problems only real fault was 1 headlight slightly brighter than the other so in cuffed to *"*! :D