Leaky Fan switch?

[MrFlibble]

Hi folks.

 

This is my first post apart from the "Hello" yesterday.

 

Tomorrow is the day I start working on my daughters Fabia, the first of many Saturdays I'm guessing lol.

 

She told me that it was using a lot of coolant so I nipped round last night to have a look. It appears to be coming from a switch/sensor which is screwed into the back of the radiator, passenger side, towards the bottom of the rad.

After a few Google searches I think its the fan switch. (Haynes manual still in the post)

 

Is this a common leak point?

 

I'm guessing there is some sort of gasket/fibre washer that has perished but I don't want to drop all the coolant without getting a replacement washer first.

 

Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

Neil

 

p.s, its a 53 plate 1.2 Fabia silverline

[Updown789]

Buy a new fan switch, comes with a metal washer to seal it. Easy job

[MrFlibble]

Buy a new fan switch, comes with a metal washer to seal it. Easy job

 

Thanks Updown.

 

I will try and get one. Don't have a dealership in my town unfortunately so I will try the local motor factors etc.

 

We do have a VW dealer though, do you know if its a compatible part with the Polo?

[Breezy_Pete]

Yep. VW dealer will be able to get anything a Skoda dealer can get, and vice-versa. Price may not be exactly the same though.

[Updown789]

Euro car parts are cheap enough for this part

[robstaaaar]

Hi all,

 

Sorry to hijack, but I have the same issue (coolant loss, pinging alarm and thermo warning on dash).  Have just bought Radweld and 5L of cheapo antifreeze from Wilkinson to get me the 40 miles home.  

 

Had the tell-tail symptom of the heating running cool when turned to hot.  Only topped up the expansion tank this am - was empty by late pm.  

 

Does this sound like the aforementioned fan switch?  Anyone had similar?

 

Cheers,

 

Rob.

[sepulchrave]

Hi all,

 

Sorry to hijack, but I have the same issue (coolant loss, pinging alarm and thermo warning on dash).  Have just bought Radweld and 5L of cheapo antifreeze from Wilkinson to get me the 40 miles home.  

 

Had the tell-tail symptom of the heating running cool when turned to hot.  Only topped up the expansion tank this am - was empty by late pm.  

 

Does this sound like the aforementioned fan switch?  Anyone had similar?

 

Cheers,

 

Rob.

 

No, it sounds more serious.

 

Have you tried looking for the leak?

[robstaaaar]

Hi Sepulchrave,

 

Ty for yr response.  Yes, tried looking as I noticed it when sorting out leaking air  intakes pipes.  Only really got the Fab back on the road in the last week and silly me left home w/o any spare coolant.

 

I've unloaded a bottle of Radweld and 4 litres of said cheapo 'bluecol'.  Idled and pootled around the office car park for 20 mins, no drip-drip leak like i noticed before but after the run, coolant level has dropped a little below min. level.  Warning ding and thermo lamp did NOT come on after switching off n back on again tho.

 

However I did notice a slight squirts of coolant  just to the side of the expansion tank, so maybe that's at fault?

 

Gonna risk the drive home now - at quarter to 11 at night!  Wish me luck

 

Will keep you all posted.  Night night 

 

Robstaaar