urrrggg... more problems...

yeah it could be that....

im tempted to buy a cheapy 12v thermostatic controller and make a 2nd stand alone system...

the location of the stock fan seems pretty flawed as it just blasts out cool air from the "intake" and the hot air sits at the top of the engine bay and i think the ECU is over-heating... (causing the PS to die, the gearbox to get stuck in 1 ratio, and the rpm counter to die)

Ozzy wrote: yeah it could be that....

im tempted to buy a cheapy 12v thermostatic controller and make a 2nd stand alone system...

the location of the stock fan seems pretty flawed as it just blasts out cool air from the "intake" and the hot air sits at the top of the engine bay and i think the ECU is over-heating... (causing the PS to die, the gearbox to get stuck in 1 ratio, and the rpm counter to die)

I must admit I thought the same about the bay fan blowing the wrong way, but I activated it with the engine inspection cover off and I could definitely feel the air flowing into the bay. :broon:

maybe my fan is blowing the wrong way then?

its definately sucking air from the engine bay and trying to blow it out of the engine bay "inlet" down the side of the drivers door...

i was thinking something like this:

Digital Temperature Controller Thermostat Control 12V Completed

-50 to +110C range...
12v, and buy an extra mgf engine bay fan, or one of these...

In Line Engine Bay / Bilge Blower 3" Ducting, 12 volt. Completed


Oz.

Ozzy wrote: maybe my fan is blowing the wrong way then?

its definately sucking air from the engine bay and trying to blow it out of the engine bay "inlet" down the side of the drivers door...

Standing by the car, holding a hand beside the vent, it seems to blow out, but from the inside you can feel a much bigger flow of cold air inwards. :yesnod:

There is the underlying problem of why the bay is getting so hot, of course. Do you still have the exhaust manifold heat shield in place?

hummm that could be it... cant remember if the heat sheild is still there or not, although the hot spot seems to be the ECU location not the front of the engine bay but the rear passenger side...

Oz.

Ozzy wrote: hummm that could be it... cant remember if the heat sheild is still there or not, although the hot spot seems to be the ECU location not the front of the engine bay but the rear passenger side...

Oz.

Just thinking logically. The exhaust has to be the biggest source of heat in the engine bay. So checking heat shields seems the way to start.:shrug:

Also without the heat shield, I imagine the fan, if/when it works, will actually blow hot air from the exhaust towards the nearside of the car.

so i definately have the heat-shield in place...

i know this as it has started rattling yesterday/this morning!

another job...

:pinch: :coat:

any good suppliers for MGF engine bay fans? might add a couple to the engine bay behind rear bumper (ground effect F1 stylie, and to blow out of the boot lid...

Ozzy wrote: any good suppliers for MGF engine bay fans? might add a couple to the engine bay behind rear bumper (ground effect F1 stylie, and to blow out of the boot lid...

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