Temperature issue

M4rk · May 19th, 2015, 08:56

Good Morning all,

Sadly I had some sort of problem with my car this morning, first thing what I noticed (and that might be not related) was that when I started the car it sounded as when of the belts was slipping, this stopped after a few seconds and I thought that it needed to be adjusted or one of the belts replaced.
However, 10 miles into my journey I noticed that the temperature gauge hardly gone over the first mark of the display, and the heating wasn't working on the full blast as it usually does. I later on stopped at a garage and checked the coolend level which was alright, however the water in the coolant reservoir was cold not even warm. Any idea what the issue can be? Water Pump? Thermostat? Thanks for any advise!

Regards, Markus

cheshired5 · May 19th, 2015, 09:17

Sounds like your thermostat is sticking open so it's allowing coolant to "escape" from the engine to the radiator prematurely, meaning the coolant doesn't have time to warm up.

vicbaggy · Mar 2nd, 2016, 14:12

Make sure you use a volvo item. Some of the pattern items are very unreliable

May 19th, 2015, 08:56	#1
M4rk Junior Member Last Online: Mar 18th, 2020 19:08 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Manchester	Temperature issue Good Morning all, Sadly I had some sort of problem with my car this morning, first thing what I noticed (and that might be not related) was that when I started the car it sounded as when of the belts was slipping, this stopped after a few seconds and I thought that it needed to be adjusted or one of the belts replaced. However, 10 miles into my journey I noticed that the temperature gauge hardly gone over the first mark of the display, and the heating wasn't working on the full blast as it usually does. I later on stopped at a garage and checked the coolend level which was alright, however the water in the coolant reservoir was cold not even warm. Any idea what the issue can be? Water Pump? Thermostat? Thanks for any advise! Regards, Markus

May 19th, 2015, 09:17	#2
cheshired5 Premier Member Last Online: Dec 26th, 2021 13:42 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Crewe	Sounds like your thermostat is sticking open so it's allowing coolant to "escape" from the engine to the radiator prematurely, meaning the coolant doesn't have time to warm up. __________________ 2002 S60 SE D5 Manual 209000 miles

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Mar 2nd, 2016, 14:12	#3
vicbaggy I've Been Banned Last Online: Mar 2nd, 2016 14:29 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Wem	Make sure you use a volvo item. Some of the pattern items are very unreliable

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