[A4] Overheating issue

[Danton J.A. Cardoso]

Fan was spinning slowly, that you could stop it with your hand.

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:21 PM, Richard Andrews
<richard.j.andrews at gmail.com> wrote:
> You are lucky that you didn't blow a head gasket and or warp the head.
> Might want to have a compression test.
> In my experience(Texas) i've never gotten my a4's oil temp above 250.
> Are you certain it's the fan clutch and not the waterpump?
>
> -richard
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Danton J.A. Cardoso <djacardoso at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Friday, I was involved in some stop/go traffic with outside
>> temperature in the mid 80's.  Had A/C on set to auto with it set at 70
>> degrees.  The temperature gauge began to move a needle's width from
>> normal (centre), and then eventually began to creep over to the middle
>> between hot and normal.  Oil temperature went up to 280. Also, check
>> engine light kicked on. Shut engine for a few, then went back started
>> it up and began to drive without the stop and go.  About 10 minutes
>> into drive coolant light flashed, gave out three dings, and stayed
>> lit.  Just about to shut off A/C and it blew hot.  Shut off engine for
>> a few minutes, started up again, no light, but sluggish performance.
>> Drove for about a mile. Coolant level was OK.  Turns out I need a fan
>> clutch, normal?  Car has almost 97K on the odometer.  H20 pump has
>> been replaced when timing belt was done as was thermostat.  I do not
>> have the codes, but according to mechanic, it was reading misfires,
>> was this attributed to the overheat?  Would there be any engine
>> damage, or it just simply overheated?
>>
>> Thanks
>> --
>> Danton J.A. Cardoso
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Danton J.A. Cardoso