2001 1.6 cooling fan from cold - body man
when i start my 51 reg 307 after 5-10 seconds the temp gauge goes to red hot & display reads engine coolant temp too high & stop,fan runs constantly, checked wires for brakes, new senders,relays, its been on computer & comes up with error code p118 or p180 cant remember which but it says cooling fault, contact gap too big. totally baffled any help would be apprietiated

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 12/10/2008 at 17:05

51 1.6 cooling fan from cold - Screwloose

Start with the basics; what is the resistance across the two terminals of the [green] temp sensor?

If that's over 200 Ohms, then repeat the test across ECU terminals D4 and E4 on plug C.