fanbelt

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k321

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4,112 posts

225 months

Saturday 3rd February 2007
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Hi got my car back after 3 weeks in garage, car running smoothly. took it for a spin. SUddenlyt he temperature gauge in car shot right up to the red point. I stopped the car, could hear the fan working extra hard. turned car off, turned back on and temp gauge to the max again. Then it said check fan belt on the lsd thing, then i looked at bonnet ..said some expletives, then drove car in traffic, temperature needle went back to halfway and now it works...

why would that happen?

motorwise

401 posts

214 months

Saturday 3rd February 2007
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what did it have done at the garage?

k321

Original Poster:

4,112 posts

225 months

Saturday 3rd February 2007
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it had rear suspension, bushes, service, brakes discs/pads.

the car was working fine. I took it to this tyre garage, They tried to fit the tracking to the wheels of the car but could not reach as my car has been lowered and hard to reach. I think they must of turned the fanbelt off by accident, as i got into the car, floored it in first, then temp gauge went to max. turned car off, the needle pointed straight to max, then said check fan belt. i could not see anything visibly wrong with car. anyway now its gone back to normal, i am just wondering if my car is on its last legs or something, its done 170k and has been serviced throughout

Prof Beard

6,669 posts

234 months

Sunday 4th February 2007
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k321 said:
it had rear suspension, bushes, service, brakes discs/pads.

the car was working fine. I took it to this tyre garage, They tried to fit the tracking to the wheels of the car but could not reach as my car has been lowered and hard to reach. I think they must of turned the fanbelt off by accident, as i got into the car, floored it in first, then temp gauge went to max. turned car off, the needle pointed straight to max, then said check fan belt. i could not see anything visibly wrong with car. anyway now its gone back to normal, i am just wondering if my car is on its last legs or something, its done 170k and has been serviced throughout


I doubt its on its last legs - it's likely to be at worst some minor electrical thing. If it re-occurs I suggest you post the problem onto Saab Central

k321

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4,112 posts

225 months

Monday 5th February 2007
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thanks beard!, my car has been working great now, i think it was some electric fault

thanks all the same