orahfrancis:
I had a very funny experience with my Peugeot 307, i had same issue i exhausted all options. My electrician asked me to change my battery from 65 anp to 75 anp when i did that the overheating disappeared.

Francis this sounds like some indaboskey tins

GAZZUZZ:


Francis this sounds like some indaboskey tins

orahfrancis:
I had a very funny experience with my Peugeot 307, i had same issue i exhausted all options. My electrician asked me to change my battery from 65 anp to 75 anp when i did that the overheating disappeared.

bigx:


Be saving for new engine.

tetralogyfallot:
it shall never be my portion insha'Allah

chukel:
Of all monikers, you chose tetraology of fallot. Oya naa, wahala otipoju

billy187:
Hi! I use the same car, (for about 8 years now) and had the same problem eons ago. Yeah, the high speed fan was going bad.

But yeah, you should probably look into putting your thermostat back. your car is probably constantly running open loop and trust me, that makes it horribly thirsty. (I removed the 'stat' once to clean my cooling system)
Cheers!

tetralogyfallot:
thanks bro, I'll do just that. But despite removing the thermostat it still doesn't consume much fuel o.

tetralogyfallot:
My Ford focus st170 temperature gauge never cross quarter level when driving to anywhere even on sunny dayz but immediately I switched my AC the temperature gauge overshoots and indicates overheating. My AC technician told me to flush the cars radiator which I did but still there's no any change. Driving a car without AC can be a pain in the neck. Engineers in d house let's hear your opinions.

ModelX:
Don't panic bro. Leave it like that as long as your car runs fine. What I do with mine is to allow the engine warm for about 5mins or until the rpm drops to between 1.5 to 1.7 and temperature guage rises a tiny bit before driving off.
If you're in a hurry then turning AC on immediately after starting helps to warm up faster.
My temp guage has never gone above quarter even with AC in traffic and I like it like that. I used to argue thermostat too before until overheating showed me pepper. If your car is not an over-engineered late model, remove the damn thing.
Small price to pay to prevent overheating forever and yes kazeems may be illiterate but in the long run they are a much cheaper alternative to all these google mechanics.

chukel:
you mean after 5mins, your rpm is 1500-1700. There is problem o.

ModelX:
Yes at cold start and idling. I'm good because when I put it in drive rpm drops to 1 on the button.

ECU will relearn.

chukel:
that's bad. Your fuel consumption must be high. You see, your rpm is always high trying to compensate for the perpetually cold engine that never gets to optimal temperature. Car will run rich. Fuel consumption will be high. Exhaust will have black soot. Engine is dying gradually.

ModelX:

Wrong.
How does slightly high rpm translate to car running rich?
Yes it is overcompensating at startup(like any normal car before settling to 1,000) but taking a little longer to warm up, agreed.
Fuel consumption is definitely not any higher than before. No black soot. Exhuast steams like a fresh fish.


With your analogy then fan should never come on, even with thermostat, if indeed it makes engine perpetually cold never getting to optimal temperature.

chukel:
it's your car. Continue.

ModelX:
Stop spreading fear this man.
https://www.sunautoservice.com/why-do-cars-idle-at-a-high-rpm-when-its-cold/

chukel:
you mean after 5mins, your rpm is 1500-1700. There is problem o.

entrep88:

Oga pls keep quite. I advised based on experience. Forget whats on paper, many cars imported to our country are not designed for this hot climate hence the reasons for this modifications to suite our weather. The first camry i used had this same issue, i got the experience when we changed to double cell as the single cell could not handle the existing temp. I wasnt a fan of technicians removing thermostats, but over time it seems the best solutions to some overheating challenges.

dfos2k:
wow this is the most knowledgeable car guru in nairaland of recent! Salute

tetralogyfallot:
battery ke

Elsueno:
As long as ur cooling system is alright, the car will not overheat. PLS DO NOT REMOVE UR THERMOSTAT or connect fan direct, especially if u ain't driving cars made in the 90s, modern cars have sensors, almost everything is connected. Now when ur car ecu gets a reading ur engine temperature is not optimum around 90~100, mostly 90, it will make the car run rich on fuel. Which might end up damaging ur oxygen sensor, catalytic converter and in the long run, d whole engine.

My car's fan hardly comes on, it only does when am stuck in traffic.

adesanyadotun:


My camry 10 fans run directly. I called tech to revert back to factory set, he did. We left the car idle for about 18 mins, the fans kicks up as normal. We drove around for about 5 mins. The temp guage a little below half but the car engine compartment and bonet became hot, ac didn't cool again, check engine light came on. I had to tell him to return it back to direct in fear. I just didn't worry since I use ac all at the time and the fans must also run at ac.

chukel:
you mean after 5mins, your rpm is 1500-1700. There is problem o.

Elsueno:


But that means you dey suppress a hidden something now, anyways as long as you use AC all the time. D temperature will raise to half area and stay at that place( that is if thermostat still dey Inside & fan is direct). so usually they ain't much of a problem. D problem is when you are running cold. waaay below half mark.



By the way, sometimes I think i can fry egg on my bonnet, My Ac chills though.