Overheating on the motorway / fan not running
- Symptoms
- Temperature rises on long runs or with A/C
- Likely cause
- Fan fuse/relay/motor, stuck thermostat, blocked radiator, air pockets
- Fix
- Check the RDI FAN 40 A fuse and fan relay, ECT sensor, thermostat; flush the radiator; bleed
- Applies to
- All; PK 1.3 thread
- Related fault codes
- P0115, P0116
- Confidence
- low
Sources
- pakwheels.com/forums/t/toyota-corolla-1-3-overheating-on-motorways/221
- toyotanation.com/threads/overheating-issues-2007-corolla.817802/
- toyotamanuals.gitlab.io/RM01J1E/htmlweb/rm01j1e/rm/rm821e/m_05_0037.pd
Related problems on this car
- Water pump leak
- ZZ oil consumption (1ZZ-FE/3ZZ-FE, worse on early builds)
- Ignition coil-on-plug failure / misfire
- Intake manifold gasket vacuum leak (1ZZ)
Similar problems on other cars
- Radiator fan does not run: fan controller failure · Toyota Corolla (10th gen, E140)
- Heats up in traffic or on climbs · Honda City (5th gen, GM2)
- Overheating · Suzuki Cultus (2nd gen, EFI)
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