[A4] Overheating issue

[Richard Hurt]

Yea, I'm pretty sure you need to do something about the main fan not turning
properly.  If I were to guess I would say that its the clutch, but I've
never looked into it much.  I wouldn't drive the car until you get this
fixed as you could overheat it quite easily.

Anyone else have any experience with the main fan not turning fast enough?
Is it the clutch?  How hard is the R&R?

Later...
  Richard

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:12 PM, Danton J.A. Cardoso <djacardoso at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Richard,
> It was the main fan.  I am doubtful that the head blew, for there was
> no evidence of it.  The coolant was a clear red.
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:07 PM, Richard Hurt <rnhurt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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
> >> >> --
> >> >> Danton J.A. Cardoso
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