JulesInFrance
New member
Hey Jeff et al.
I had ordered a new change-over valve anyway so tonight I fitted it. Before I bolted everything back together I started the car ... no beans. Then I noticed the fault was still registering, so I hooked up the computer, cleared the fault and hey presto, disc valve closed when I started the engine. Warmed engine to 80 degrees and it seemed to warm up much faster than before, which is what I would expect. Interestingly, I noticed that the brand new disc valve I had fitted was leaking! So I also had to put the old disc valve back on. Bit annoyed about that and will definitely be sending the new part back. It's bad enough when you are doing exploratory diagnosis and you don't know what you're doing, but when you get duff new parts too, that's a nightmare. Always something to bear in mind though!
My wife has made me promise not to say i think it's fixed but ... that is the first time I have seen the disc valve closed so it's looking promising. Will go for a test drive at some point tomorrow to see what the final verdict is. Wish me luck!
Jules
I had ordered a new change-over valve anyway so tonight I fitted it. Before I bolted everything back together I started the car ... no beans. Then I noticed the fault was still registering, so I hooked up the computer, cleared the fault and hey presto, disc valve closed when I started the engine. Warmed engine to 80 degrees and it seemed to warm up much faster than before, which is what I would expect. Interestingly, I noticed that the brand new disc valve I had fitted was leaking! So I also had to put the old disc valve back on. Bit annoyed about that and will definitely be sending the new part back. It's bad enough when you are doing exploratory diagnosis and you don't know what you're doing, but when you get duff new parts too, that's a nightmare. Always something to bear in mind though!
My wife has made me promise not to say i think it's fixed but ... that is the first time I have seen the disc valve closed so it's looking promising. Will go for a test drive at some point tomorrow to see what the final verdict is. Wish me luck!
Jules