XKR 2010




ENGINE OVERHEAT light coming on but goes off at pace...?

Ideas...?

 

You are low on coolant, probably near the sensor level, and when you move at pace the sensor is covered. However, you should not be driving the car hoping that it goes away when you accelerate. A blown engine is a terrible way to find out your cooling system has a problem. By the way, welcome to the fraternity.

 

May have misled... coolant level is fine...car is ok underway but when slow conditions on road/town driving it gets hot..no fans running which seems odd. Open road speed is fine.

 

Sounds like fans should be running so investigate there.

 

I wouldn't be doing too much experimental driving in that situation without hooking up one of the diagnostics options to monitor actual coolant temperature. The Jaguar V8 does not respond well to overheating - it can go rapidly from hot to terminal.

Graham

 

Barlow, welcome to the forum.

It may be useful if you posted

1) How long you've had the car and how many miles covered
2) How recently has the problem manifested itself
3) Have you had any work to the car prior to fault occurring
4) If a new purchase and in warranty period take it back to supplying garage
5) Your location, from what I've googled there's only one Prebbleton and that's in NZ (essential if any close forumites can pop by and diagnose for you)

Hope you Get it sorted

 

Further testing shows fan comes on half arsed at 91c but switches off again at 90c and then temp crept up to 94c and didnt come on again.

seems random....fuses all good does this suggest cooling fan module..? where is is this located.

 

Please would be nice

 

You are correct...please

 

Thank you.

Graham

 

[QUOTE=barlow;2171841....fuses all good does this suggest cooling fan module..? where is is this located.[/QUOTE]

Bad news on that ......





Graham

 

Thanks for the reply...is this replacement a universal fit or does each car have a specific model...? I have a part no C2D38737 will this do the trick...?
Thanks again.

 

You are correct as usual Graham , when asking for advice which this great forum provides in abundance my approach would firstly be . Hi guys i am looking for advice on a jaguar xkr please help if you can . we were all taught manners after all .