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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:01 am 
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Hi all

As the thread title says, my wife's EBII S Pack is running hot but the temp gauge is not displaying anything unusual, sitting at between the O & R of "Normal" :roll: . When she gets home, there is a hot oily smell coming from the engine bay. I know things get hot under there but it smells alot hotter than my 90 EA... Has anyone else come across this behaviour and where might I start looking?

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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:09 am 
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hot n oily hey well obviously have a look for leaks check oil cap is secured properly dipstick in place, also check coolant level, is there is no fluid 2 boil it wont show hot

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:14 am 
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Check the fluid levels of the power steering and gearbox as well.

Can also go buy a few cans of degreaser and empty them all in your engine bay - wait 10 minutes, then hose it out. It will then be easy to work out if something is leaking.

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:01 am 
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Thanks guys

Definitely has coolant and the auto fluid is OK. Will check for other leaks after cleaning the engine and also the PS fluid levels.

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