Thread: New addition to the garage

Plus one the tree, mine had a new thermostat that stuck half open which was causing same symptoms.......my fans run at low with aircon all the time and kick into high in extreme temps....36c +

The air con runs all the time. Does that mean the fans will? I'd suggest, as others have said, that's a sticking plaster solution and the garage should have more of an interest on the root cause.

Thanks guys, for the reminder to not band-aid a problem.

DPL checked it out, and found the radiator to be a throw-away, so it's been replaced with a second-hand unit, which was then reconditioned.

The thermostat was also not performing as expected, and replaced.

I still went ahead with wiring the thermo fans to come on with the air conditioning, just to have things run a little cooler.

While it was over there, I asked them to install an auxiliary water temperature sensor, to supply signal to my engine monitoring system.


On the way home an icon of a book and exclamation mark appeared in the lower right-hand corner of the climate control screen. Can anyone tell me what that means?
(It didn't return after the car had been switched off).



--Striker.

It means their is a problem with the HEVAC, could be one of a number of things..blend motor..aircon....temp sensor...etc. It's sometimes referred to as a chequebook symbol for obvious reasons.....if your still under warranty I'd suggest you get them to diagnose and repair.

If the car is going back to DPL for other work, it will only take them a few minutes to plug in their TestBook and tell you what the fault(s) is(are).

Otherwise, bribe one of the other Sydney lads with a Nanocom to plug theirs in.

Cheers
Paul.

Originally Posted by PaulP38a

If the car is going back to DPL for other work

Most of the issues are solved, and as long as the aircon is cold, I'm planning on ignoring this until my OCD gets the better of me.

Otherwise, bribe one of the other Sydney lads with a Nanocom to plug theirs in.

Sounds like a good idea, thanks.

--Striker.

So, tomorrow I'll either be real happy, or real cranky.

Around 3pm, in the middle of the 41 degree heat that we're expecting, I'll be hooking up the 2.5 tonne food van that I tow, and bringing the trailer to an event.
It's not too far away, but with that kind of heat and load, I'm quite worried that something else may go wrong.

If it's a successful drive, I'll be feeling a lot better about the P38's abilities, and will book an event over the mountains.

--Striker.

I hope it goes well mate !