ford fiesta - overheating

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Sat 30 Jul 2011 01:35
ford fiesta - overheating - frogmarch

hi got a w reg 1.6 zetec s fiesta and it is over heating ,and fan is not cutting in , water is bubbling out of header tank , i changed thermostat but stiil same been told it could be hct or htc can somebody tell me what this is and where thanks

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Sat 30 Jul 2011 12:58
ford fiesta - overheating - Peter.N.

Hi. Firstly are you sure its overheating? coolant loss from the header tank can be caused by a leaking head gasket. What it the temperature gauge reading? If it is overheating and the fan is not coming one the problem will be in the fan control circuit, possibly the sensor, it could of course be a faulty fan motor.

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Sat 30 Jul 2011 20:59
ford fiesta - overheating - frogmarch

yh temp gauge goes up had another fan motor , and was working fine thn drove car 5 miles and car started bubbling up and chucking water out of header tank, fan does not cut in but tryed fan and works fine

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Sun 31 Jul 2011 22:07
ford fiesta - overheating - rightcar

Hi.

Are you sure the head hasket hasn't gone??..if certain, it could be the temp sensor switch, try removing it and giving it a clean or just renew.

Check for a creamy substance under the oil filler cap and in the water itself.

get back to us when you have done these checks.

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Sun 31 Jul 2011 22:13
ford fiesta - overheating - Peter D

Pop to your local garage and have them check the header tank for combustion gases. This will either rule the HG out or confirm a problem. Regards Peter

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Mon 1 Aug 2011 21:33
ford fiesta - overheating - frogmarch

hi iv checked oil filler cap and no creamy substance , where is temp sensor switch

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