Help... yesterday my '97 Xantia Mk1 1.9Tdi has developed a worrying problem.
I hear the fan coming on, after less than a mile or so of urban driving. Not gridlock, just ordinary 30-50mph relaxed urban driving. Outside temperature is about 5-10C so this can't be good....
I checked the coolant level and it seemed about right - I topped up a little and it hasn't helped. The dashboard temperature gauge stays pretty low even when the fan is on.
There is heat from the internal heater - although having not had the car for long, I'm not sure whether it's as hot as it should be.
This morning a STOP light came on when I was driving. It wasn't safe to do so at the time, and it went out again once I'd pulled away from the lights (and got a bit of fresh air flowing again?).
Any help of advice would be greatly appreciated. I thought I'd pick up a thermostat at lunch time and fit it tomorrow morning, just in case, but that's about as far as my mechanical abilities go I'm afraid
Thanks,
k2col
