Overheating, Help!!!! (archive)

I have a '93 525ia. The needle on the temperature gauge goes up to about 3/4 when I'm idling in traffic. The temp. goes down a bit when I'm driving. Could that be a problem w/ the fan clutch or the thermostat? Coolant level is fine. Please help! Thanks

Kiet

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The clutch fan.... I had the same problem. Hamish 07:41 8/02/2001 (0)
I would bet fan clutch kevink 02:32 8/01/2001 (0)
Does it have an auxiliary fan? Not Working? (eom) keith 1994 530ia 09:56 7/31/2001 (0)
Re: Overheating, Help!!!! Rocky Adornato 09:45 7/31/2001 (0)
Water pump impeller? MicahO 09:19 7/31/2001 (2)
- Re: Water pump impeller? Kiet 09:31 7/31/2001 (1)
  - well, one less thing to worry about anyway MicahO 10:16 7/31/2001 (0)
Same thing happened to me, here is what I did Scott H 08:34 7/31/2001 (2)
- hair? :-) Brian M. 08:54 7/31/2001 (1)
  - Like unplugging a bathtub drain...unbelievable Scott H 09:00 7/31/2001 (0)
New Page Overheating on the website Bruno 08:12 7/31/2001 (0)
Odds are probably the fan clutch.... Gordon 07:46 7/31/2001 (0)

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