Temp goes up after parked
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I use to deal with temp issues a lot before I started bleeding the coolant system with a pressure tester. A significant quantity of air can get trapped. I tried every technique to avoid buying the tester, none really worked. Not sure how you are bleeding the coolant system but I would recommend you do it with a pressure tester. Autozone will loan a pressure tester for free or you can purchase one for about $75.
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As always, it's worth a systems check, but your car sounds normal.
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Yeas, it's normal. It's shouldn't go too high, but it will certainly go up. No matter how well sealed the coolant system, it no longer has any cool air running across the radiator, or oil cooler or turbo, for that matter. What you have is a temporary heat soak. No air, other than the fans. The fans, even in stop and go traffic, at full speed, won't keep the temp from rising.
As always, it's worth a systems check, but your car sounds normal.
As always, it's worth a systems check, but your car sounds normal.
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yep. It should never get above the upper white line, and really should only get as high as the upper 3rd line. If it's working right, it shouldn't get to the top white line, but sometimes these old guages aren't great. You should be able to come back in 30 minutes and turn the key. It should be in betwqeen the 2nd and 3rd line. After an hour or 2 it will be normal.