background:
i have a 1991 405 Mi 16 with 135k on the odometer. i drive it in/around san francisco, ca less that 500 miles/month. like all previous 405s i've owned, it has been durable and truly trouble free.
the issue
in the last month, it has started to overheat when stuck in freeway stop and go traffic(temp gauge will shoot up to above 190 which is well before the red zone but still hotter than i'm comfortable with). ambient temp hasn't become an issue as outside temps in SF rarely get hotter than 74 F (64 F this time of year).
upon resumption of decent movement, the temp drops quickly to below 140 (i think). the car is not leaking any coolant and i never have added fluids (though i'm sure jiffy lube tiops it off, if required).
this, i think, leaves the electric fan and a possible problem with it not coming on when required. i've tried to confirm that it works and perhaps it doesn't because i can't seem to induce kick-in by turning on the A/C and letting the car idle.
but as i thought about it, i don't think i've EVER heard or seen the electric fan working on any 405 any peugeot for that matter! and on the 405 there's two largish ones. they go about their business pretty quietly compared to, say, a VW fan. and i don't think i've ever walked away from a peugeot with the engine off and the fan's still humming away as is common with most 4 cylinder cars (more commonly in decades past i'm guessing).
can anyone shed some light on this?
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Received on Wed Dec 14 11:47:29 2005
