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25th November 2013, 08:47 PM
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Horribly noisy auxiliary coolant pump (FL S8)!
Sadly today my pump decided to go into noisy mode, with a horrible high-pitched throbbing note that just got louder and louder.
So I thought - I know how to deal with that at journeys end, having done so before. Wrong.  The wiring for the facelift D2 is different and the connector next to the pump that can just be quickly disconnected to silence it isn't there!  On PF there are two similar connectors (different colour coding) one of which is for the pump. On my FL there's only one connector visible, nicely held in a little plastic clip too! But it's not the one for the pump.  I can't believe the unit that the pump is part of is any different between PF and FL, so I'm hoping the connector is squirelled away somewhere not quite as obvious, but accessible. Does anyone know where and how to get at it? Or is there a relay that controls it (logic says there must be from the way it doesn't kick in immediately on starting) and can that just be pulled? Again, anyone know if/where that is and whether it controls anything else? The noise did reduce slightly on the return journey, but it's still highly irritating. After about 5 hours of it today I'm climbing walls! 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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