AlwaysBlu

I have had a engine message that my engine temp was high when I was on a slow 3 mile ride to the store, and when I came out and started the car a dash message flashed saying to drive slowly to the dealer,. Because I needed gas (70 mile reserve) I stopped and filled up. When I restarted, the message was gone. and has been since. This sounds silly, but can a low gas warning trigger a :slowdown message? My engine temps have been running 200 to 220, is that normal?

Richard_Wallace

No a low fuel warning would not trigger that CEL. That range is normal. I run a little less than that in my 992, but that is within tolerance. Take a trip to the dealer to check it out. Something must be amiss..

Richard V

I had a 991.2 that gave a high heat warning just once, after driving a while at highway speeds. It never did it a second time, but didn't trust it and went to dealer. Turns out there was a fuel pump issue that was the subject of a service bulletin/under warranty replacement. Glad I took it in at the time. Have not heard of the same issue with a 992 on this forum, but who knows. FYI

craig66

Does anyone know the typical ranges for normal, sport and sport plus in the 992

I know in my Boxster ironically the average temperature in sport mode was 205 with a max of 210 irrespective of how hard I drove and in regular mode it averaged 215 with a max of 225.
Could never figure how driving hard in sports mode led to a lower temp then relaxed driving in regular mode but likely having to do with increased air flow in sports mode

fstezaws

200-220 is completely normal in any other car I’ve owned. I don’t know the specifics for Porsche but that sounds pretty normal. My 2014 M5 would easily get up to 240-250 on spirited drives because of how much heat it would generate but it would cool down quickly.

eagle1960

Not ironic at all. Cooling system adjusts to lower target temperature in sport, sport +. That's the way it's designed.

sbutty45

In normal, I find mine runs pretty warm around 230f - 235f. I find sport and sport plus the same at around 215f. When on track in sport plus i was seeing avg of 240f with a max of 250f. Was a hot english day of 34c back in July.

Hope that helps

Richard_Wallace

I thought of this thread yesterday as I was driving around yesterday and I ranged from 205 - 222 (F) most of the time it was around 216F (it was around 56 degrees F. This was just cruising around not getting after it much.

gcurnew

I've had a 911 and a Cayman that threw high-temp warnings...topped up with literally a couple of ounces of coolant and warnings never recurred.