Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.3 Engine wont warm up

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Sun 30 Nov 2008 23:36
1998 1.3 Engine wont warm up - smashing
Hi all well my car has been through the works lately with a new exhaust, new brakes all round and most recently a new clutch. I was driving today (pretty long distance) and noticed that the engine temp gauge was still in the cool and it never changed. Now i stopped and checked the engine temp and it was'nt as hot as it usually is but there was no loss of fuel consumption or performance. does anyone have any idea what could have happened? its only started doing it after the clutch was replaced.


thanks



adam
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Sun 30 Nov 2008 23:50
1998 1.3 Engine wont warm up - Screwloose

Probably needs a new thermostat. Easy on a 1.3.
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Sun 30 Nov 2008 23:56
1998 1.3 Engine wont warm up - smashing
looks like ill be ordering a haynes manual then :)
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Sun 30 Nov 2008 23:58
1998 1.3 Engine wont warm up - smashing
does the thermostat actually effect the temp of the engine or just the heating fan??? sorry im a bit of a dunce with this stuff
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Mon 1 Dec 2008 00:06
1998 1.3 Engine wont warm up - Screwloose

The thermostat controls the minimum temperature that the engine runs at.
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Mon 1 Dec 2008 08:39
1998 1.3 Engine wont warm up - jc2
The fan switch is on top of the thermostat housing on these;most accessory shops sell a set cotaining a new thermostat AND a gasket.
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