Engine is to hot??

1. MayzerRT Newbie Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 11

   #1 1st September 2015, 20:40

   I have an issue where if im having my car in idle, its like the cooling fluid is bad? Because i had a OBD tester on my car, and it Said it was 98 degrees!? And when its around there the cooling fan starts up, but im guessing this should not happend since theres no hot Sun? Its a 1.6 8v VTS from 2003
2. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #2 1st September 2015, 21:28

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by MayzerRT I have an issue where if im having my car in idle, its like the cooling fluid is bad? Because i had a OBD tester on my car, and it Said it was 98 degrees!? And when its around there the cooling fan starts up, but im guessing this should not happend since theres no hot Sun? Its a 1.6 8v VTS from 2003

   how long were you idling for? could be stuck thermostat. check to see if the rads getting warm at all
   
   
   my old VTR used to run quite hot at times, think the fan was quite quick to kick in
3. MayzerRT Newbie Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 11

   #3 1st September 2015, 22:27

   How and when do i check?
4. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

   #4 2nd September 2015, 10:02

   If the engine is at running temperature, leaving the car at idle will make the fan kick in at some point because there's no wind hitting the radiator. Perfectly normal.
   
   

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   Originally Posted by MayzerRT this should not happend since theres no hot Sun?

   Coolant heats because of engine temperature, nothing to do with the sun