[A4] Overheating issue

[Richard Hurt]

Which fan was spinning slowly - the one driven by a belt (main fan) or the
electric one (aux A/C fan)?

Later...
  Richard

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:56 PM, Danton J.A. Cardoso <djacardoso at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
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> >> Danton J.A. Cardoso
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