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Chapter 3 Cooling system 3et Contents Cosing yim resi tein 2 Themostat-removal testing and reiting 4 Description gereral- 41 Water pump removal andtefting =... 5 Radiator= removal and refting 3 Degrees of difficulty Easy, suitable for é Fairly easy, suitable & Fairly difficult, Difficult, suitable for Very difficult, BN novice with lithe wndeleies atrovent experienced DIY ‘suitable for expert DIY aS expertnce x DIY mechanic ‘mecharic or protssind = Specifications General System type, Pressurised, front: mounted radiator (with integral expansion tank on [BX models), coolant pump and thermostat. Electric coding fans) Thermostat Pre 1987 models: Stats to open at. .sccssseessseseeeeeseeseee er 1987-0n modes except BX Turbo and C15 Vans 88° BXTUbO ween 3° sven... 80° Radiator cap pressure... : 4 ber Temperature waming switch operating tampersire . t02te 107°0 Emergency temperature waring switch Yellow connector ‘operating temperature Cooling fants} Except BX Turbo and C15: st speed cuts in at 2nd speed cuts in at... 8X Turbo: 1st speed cuts in at... 2nd speed cuts in at. 15 Van: ‘st speed cuts in at 2nd speed cuts nat. Torque wrench settings Water pump ote 114°C 86 to. 90°C 90 to. 94°C 93°c 97°C 88°C 92°C Nm 2 302 Cooling system ‘The codling system is pressurised with a {ront-mounted radiator and a water pump diiven by the engine timing belt. The thermostat is lacated on the flywheel end of the cyinder block, and enabies the engine to achieve a fast warm-up period by initially restricting the coolant flow within the engine land heater circuits. Thereaiter, the coolant ws. through the radiator to. provide additional cooling. The main engine temperature controlis provided by one or two electric cooling fans mounted in front of the radiator. Visa models have two separate fans ‘and BX models a single twin-speed fan. In ‘both cases a twin action sensor in the radiator activates te fan(s) according to the coolant temperature (see illustrations). Essential to the operation of the system is the expansion tank, integral with the radiator on BX models or separate on Visa models. This tank provides a reservoir to allow for expansion and contraction of the coolant with Changes in temperature. It also incorporates a file /pressure relief valve cap. ‘The radator is of the crossfiow type, with plastic side tanks. A temperature warring ‘witch is provided on the water outet from the cylinder head to wam the driver of excessive temperature. An additional warning switch is also provided on BX mode's which operates at the “emergency” temperature and causes the warning lamp to remain on permanently as against the flashing warning lamp activated at the lower tamperature. The basic cooling system on BX Turbo modes is simiar to that described for other BX mode's, except for the addition of a emote expansion tank. The radiator Is spectic to Turbo model pump and radiator cocling fans (s Ihustration). From 1989 model year to early 1999, on Visa (and C15) models, the remote expansion tank is no longer fitted. The cooling system filerpressure cap is now on the radiator, at the right-hand end. The radiator, hoses and surrounding components are modified (see lustration). At the same time, the electric fuel heater fitted to some models was discontinued. A ‘coolant-fed fue heater is ited inctoad. The fe mounted on the rear face of the engine block, at the timing belt end (see ilustration). If has to be removed or disconnected for any reasen, note the arrow showing the direction of fuel low. From early 1998, on the C15 models the fue! heater is no longer mounted on the rear of the engine block. instead, the fuel is heated using a special fter housing on the front of the cylinder head (eee Chapter 4 for more details) (s0e ilustration). ‘When the Bx diesels Used for towing loads 1 2 3 Thermostat 7 Temperature warning switch 4 Radator an * fa=ah Rall | —} e al a 6 | = JN = + J . can ® : 41.4B Cooling system circuit for BX models 1 Heater matrix 8 Electric cooling an 2 Temperature warning switch 10 Radiator 3 Emergency temperature warming 11 Fast idle temperature sensor switch 12 Of cooler 4and'5 Bleed screws 19 Bectne cooling fan thermal switch 6 Thermostat 14 Filler cap 7 Dain poe 15 Low level waming switch & Radiator bleed screw 16 Water pump intet Cooling system 33 1.8 Cooling system layout - Visa/G15 Van, 1989 to early 1993 Cooling system 4.7 Cooling system layout - 618 Van from early 1990, 6 Thermo-switch 7 lood scrows - Thermostat a 1 Be “4: Header tank 2 Two-stage thermo-switch 5 Water pump 3 Radiator Cooling system —3*5 3 Resistor 1 Two-stage fan switch 2 Oniginal cooing fan 41.8 Additional cooling fan on BX models. 5 Fan speed invertor relay 6 Wiring names 7 High-speed relay 4 Additional cooling fan 8 Battery comection A Old witing 2 Connection to new fan xe xy Bx 26-11 x>

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