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(Message started by: Terje on Jan 23^rd, 2008, 9:46am)

Title: Scorpio 95 2.0 DOCH No heat
Post by Terje on Jan 23^rd, 2008, 9:46am

Hi guys, I have my Ford Scorpio 95 2.0 DOCH station wagon and I have some problems with the heat on this car.

Whenever I use the car the Engine heat gauge barely moves any, it never moves up to normal except for when the car is standing still, then the gauge can move up to at least pretty close to Normal.

What might be the reason for my problem, and what do I need to do in order to solve it ?

Title: Re: Scorpio 95 2.0 DOCH No heat
Post by Snoopy on Jan 23^rd, 2008, 9:48am

Suspect a stuck ( OPEN) thermostat which needs replacing ....

Title: Re: Scorpio 95 2.0 DOCH No heat
Post by Terje on Jan 23^rd, 2008, 10:23am

OK, I'll go out and buy one and replace it then. Replacing it is fairly easy is it not ?

Title: Re: Scorpio 95 2.0 DOCH No heat
Post by davem on Jan 23^rd, 2008, 11:52am

As Snoopy says...it maybe an open thermostat. Does the car heater work OK? Does it get very warm inside when on MAX setting? If so, It could still be the thermostat but may also be a faulty temp sensor sending a lower signal to the temp gauge. Either way, not a serious or major problem. Quite cheap to fix

Title: Re: Scorpio 95 2.0 DOCH No heat
Post by Simmo on Jan 23^rd, 2008, 12:16pm

All the details are HERE (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/coolingmanl.htm). It is a good idea to soak the bolts with WD40 before attempting removal and go easy !!. Sometimes heat will help if they are stuck tight.

Title: Re: Scorpio 95 2.0 DOCH No heat
Post by Terje on Jan 23^rd, 2008, 1:08pm

Thanks allot, I'm heading over to a dealer later and will try replacing it, it's a fairly cheap part as far as I understand so I'll simply replace it without doing any other testing.

davem: It never get's hot at all inside the car, the heater blower works just fine, the issue is that the engine temp, or the water never gets even warm, the temperature never goes above low on the gauge, looking at the gauge when inside the car it rarely goes up to the start of normal, and that is only when the car is standing still. As soon as I start driving the car the temperature goes below normal.

Inside the car it never gets warm it's cold all the time, however they air coming in from the heater blower is "hot" enough to melt ice on my windows and keep condense of my windows. There is however a quite noticeable difference if I adjust the knob on my heater to only cold air, then it gets freezing cold :)

Title: Re: Scorpio 95 2.0 DOCH No heat
Post by Tompion on Jan 23^rd, 2008, 1:29pm

What's the air temperature where you are?

Title: Re: Scorpio 95 2.0 DOCH No heat
Post by peteHull on Jan 23^rd, 2008, 3:28pm

on 01/23/08 at 12:16:41, Simmo wrote:

Be carefull with heat due to plastic components.... :-/

Pete

Title: Re: Scorpio 95 2.0 DOCH No heat
Post by Terje on Jan 24^th, 2008, 4:50pm

Finally!
Now it finally feels nice and warm in my car, a new thermostat made the trick and it's now working fine :)

Thanks a whole bunch guys for helping out!