Symptom Chart
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Lincoln MKT. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
SYMPTOM CHART
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- Coolant hoses or tubes
- Hose clamps
- Coolant pump O-ring seal or gasket
- Thermostat O-ring seal or gasket
- Thermostat housing
- Radiator
- Degas bottle
- Pressure relief cap
- Coolant pump leaking from weep hole
- Heater core
- Engine gaskets (may leak internally or externally)
- Oil cooler (if equipped) (may leak internally or externally)
- Cylinder block core plugs
- Cylinder head core plugs
- Block heater (if equipped)
- Turbochargers (if equipped)
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- Low coolant level
- External engine coolant leak
- Airlock in system
- Pressure relief cap installation
- Restricted airflow through the A/C condenser/radiator
- Internal engine coolant leak
- Coolant condition/concentration
- Non-OEM engine enhancement components
- Electric cooling fan
- Radiator
- Thermostat
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) gauge
- Cylinder Head Temperature (CHT) sensor
- Heater core
- Coolant pump
- Coolant flow restriction
- Missing engine vent hose check valve or incorrect orientation of check valve
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- The engine does not reach normal operating temperature
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- Low coolant level
- Thermostat
- Electric cooling fan always on
- ECT gauge
- CHT sensor
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- The block heater does not operate correctly
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- CHECK continuity in all 3 power cable circuits. If any circuit measures more than 5 ohms, INSTALL a new power cable.
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- CHECK the resistance of the block heater. If the resistance does not measure between 12.5 and 17 ohms, INSTALL a new block heater.
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- The electric cooling fan(s) is inoperative in one or more speeds or does not operate correctly
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- Wiring
- Relays
- Fuses
- Fan Control (FC) module
- Cooling fan motor(s)
- Cooling fan resistor(s)
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- The electric cooling fan(s) stays on all the time
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NOTE:
The Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDI) engine cooling fans may run for several minutes after the engines is shut down following severe operation in hot weather.
- REFER to the
ENGINE CONTROLS - INTRODUCTION - GASOLINE MODELS
article.
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- Noisy electric cooling fan operation
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- Foreign material contamination
- Fan motor
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- REMOVE the foreign material from the cooling fan and shroud. TEST the system for normal operation. If still noisy, INSTALL a new cooling fan assembly.
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- Fan blade detached from fan motor
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- INSTALL a new cooling fan assembly.
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