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malv · 04-24-2010, 03:49 PM

Hey just an update--

I got the head gaskets replaced. One of them had a small tear in it.

Aside from that, according to the mechanic, the coolant fans are not kicking on properly. He jumpered the relay (?) and said that the fans came on, but he could not get them to automatically kick on when the car hit high temps. He doesn't specialize in electrical, so for now, he rigged it so that the fans stay on when the car is on.

The low coolant light still comes on lol. He told me that there is a small hole on the bottom of the overflow reservoir, so I ordered up a new one and will replace that once it gets here. Hopefully that will take care of the coolant problems.

After that, I just have to find out whats going on with the fans!! I read up on some older threads that had similar issues, so I guess I'll start there. Just can't wait till it's 100% drivable again!

Thanks for all the input!

04-24-2010, 03:49 PM	#21
malv Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rockaway, West Paterson Posts: 13 iTrader: (0)	Hey just an update-- I got the head gaskets replaced. One of them had a small tear in it. Aside from that, according to the mechanic, the coolant fans are not kicking on properly. He jumpered the relay (?) and said that the fans came on, but he could not get them to automatically kick on when the car hit high temps. He doesn't specialize in electrical, so for now, he rigged it so that the fans stay on when the car is on. The low coolant light still comes on lol. He told me that there is a small hole on the bottom of the overflow reservoir, so I ordered up a new one and will replace that once it gets here. Hopefully that will take care of the coolant problems. After that, I just have to find out whats going on with the fans!! I read up on some older threads that had similar issues, so I guess I'll start there. Just can't wait till it's 100% drivable again! Thanks for all the input!