* Checked the coolant flow through the radiator. Situation normal.
did you just check if there was flow or did you check if there was the
proper amount of flow?
"Benjamin Robinson" <bjr7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:47d9edfd.17795376@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Lately, I've been having a problem with the cooling system on my car
that
> has both me and the dealer at a loss for an explanation.
>
> The car is a 2001 (North American market) Focus ZTS. It has the 2.0L
> Zetec
> engine and automatic transaxle. When I drive around town, the
temperature
> gauge indicates that the car is running warmer than normal. (I used the
> dash's "test mode" to get an exact number: 112 deg C, where normal
> appears
> to be about 106C.) What's more worrisome to me is that when I take it
out
> on the open road, and drive at highway speeds, the needle travels nearly
> all
> the way to the red zone, staying at 118 deg C. Once, it made it to the
> red
> zone (120C) but quickly dropped back down to 118C. Strangely, the car
> will
> lose a degree or two sitting at a light, but will warm up once back
> underway.
>
> For the first seven years I drove it, the temperature needle never went
> past
> the halfway mark, so this behavior is pretty alarming. I took it to the
> dealer, and they did the following:
>
> * Pressure test on the coolant system, and discovered a crack in the
> coolant
> recovery tank. Replaced tank, and the thermostat. That was a problem,
> but apparently not *the* problem, since it had no effect on the
> temperature.
> * Re-ran the pressure test. No leaks found.
> * Tested the engine block. No leaks there, either. (Thank goodness!)
> * Checked the coolant flow through the radiator. Situation normal.
> * Checked the thermostat again. Normal.
> * Checked the fan and associated relays. They seemed fine. (Actually,
I
> could have told them that. I can hear the fan roaring at high speed
> after
> just about every highway trip.)
> * Checked the temperature sender and gauge. They also seemed to be
> working
> normally.
>
> They spoke with Ford Engineering, which claimed that up to
three-quarters
> of
> the gauge is normal (!), so they suggested they I drive it for a while,
> and
> let them know if the temperature went much higher than that.
>
> So, does anyone know what the normal range of temperature is for this
> engine? I suspect 117-118C is too high. Perhaps more im****tantly, has
> anyone else here seen this problem?
> --
> Benjamin Robinson
> bjr7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> This message may or may not contain sarcastic content; your burden to
> decide
> "I'm ****d, clueless, and f-e-e-e-ling good!" -- Ratbert
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