Clio Meg RS320bhp conversion (update Meg Rad)

[Sean197]

cant say that mate upsets people lol

Lol only going by my own dealings with the guy!

 

[Foxspeed]

Lol only going by my own dealings with the guy!

theres plenty more!

 

[youngarthur]

Good news Arthur. Glad to hear you're sorting out the issues and enjoying the new improved car

Just finished the last few jobs, air con pipe replaced, exhaust hanger repair, rad fan extra switch in cabin, new pads,330 discs, car is now back to where it should be.

 

[youngarthur]

Just finished the last few jobs, air con pipe replaced, exhaust hanger repair, rad fan extra switch in cabin, new pads,330 discs, car is now back to where it should be.

Just discovered, another air con pipe broken. It will be where it should be very soon!!!.

 

[Pav]

Get rid of it then...
I mean the aircon

 

[youngarthur]

Radiator has been rubbings, so fitting new rad and moving forward by 10mm.Very, very strange thing, Rad fan is the wrong way round!!!. In all my 61 years with cars, I have never come across this before!.We will prevail, we will win in the end. (Maybe?.)

 

[Pav]

wrong way round??

 

[Tutuur]

Sc auto's did the loom i guess.... had one in with the same problem!

 

[youngarthur]

wrong way round??

Radiator has been rubbings, so fitting new rad and moving forward by 10mm.Very, very strange thing, Rad fan is the wrong way round!!!. In all my 61 years with cars, I have never come across this before!.We will prevail, we will win in the end. (Maybe?.)

I wonder why this car had overheating problems?. NOW we know!!!.

 

[Foxspeed]

lol

 

[Sean197]

@Pav - just a thought, have you checked your fan lol

 

[Pav]

I know..thought about it too..so which way should the rad be fitted?
Blowing the air out of sucking in?

 

[Sean197]

I know..thought about it too..so which way should the rad be fitted?
Blowing the air out of sucking in?

They draw air from the front of the car, through the radiator.

 

[Pav]

The intercooler is hot so that may be causing some of the issues too..

 

[Sean197]

@Pav - what's the size of your cooler?

 

[Pav]

a forge intercooler Sean..

 

[J90RDN]

I know..thought about it too..so which way should the rad be fitted?
Blowing the air out of sucking in?

Easy enough to tell if radiator is right orientation with a piece of a4 paper. If fan is on front of rad then it should be sucking (i.e. the paper will stick to the fan), if on back of radiator it should be blowing (i.e. paper will be blown away from fan).

 

[Pav]

my fan is located on the back of the radiator..think it the same with all other guys or am i wrong?

 

[J90RDN]

my fan is located on the back of the radiator..think it the same with all other guys or am i wrong?

Yeah probably, I've just never seen a Meg conversion so didn't want to assume anything ;-)

 

[youngarthur]

Fan sits behind Rad, and air comes from outside through the rad.Mine was not working, but when we got it working, were VERY surprised to find air blown from the engine compartment, through the Rad to the outside!!. By the look of things, this had been like this for a very long time.Why was it not noticed before?. Probably because the fan very rarely comes on in normal driving, and never came on when on track. Having said all that, I didn't work anyway!!!.With my dogged English Spirit, we will get there.( For you young whipper snappers, that means, we will keep going, and get there soon!.)