I rolled it...
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I rolled it...
the odometer that is, I rolled over 100k on my way home from work today
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Last edited by achtung911; Jul 17, 2011 at 06:56 PM.
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It could be the angle of the pic, but I'd be keeping a close eye on the gauge with those temps.. Do you have a third radiator or maybe looked into the fan mod? Now those conditions easily happen here in sunny South FL; except I noticed when I have the AC temp set to LO, the fans up front kick in and blow a ton of hot air off the front rads, which may keep the temp in check. Or try to find a nice open road to run the engine a bit to bring the temp down some.
check Macster's temp in the pic below...that HOT! but the temp gauge is near sweet....pry on a nice open road keeping the air flowing ...
check Macster's temp in the pic below...that HOT! but the temp gauge is near sweet....pry on a nice open road keeping the air flowing ...
Last edited by 2K7TTMIA; Aug 26, 2010 at 10:35 AM.
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May not be "broken". Temp gages in these cars are not the most precise indicators of temperature. When my car encountered very high ambient temperature (116F) and the temp gage climbed to that region of the dial when I returned to dealer and spoke with the service manager about the conditions: 116F ambient; 226F coolant temp (read using an OBDII scan tool); 135F air intake temperature (ditto); service manager told me factory said that as long as the coolant warning light not on or flashing on the car suffered no harm from the elevated temperature.
If you want to know what the actual coolant temperature is buy an OBDII scan tool and use it to read the coolant temperature (and intake air temperature, etc.) in real time. The gage is there for decoration.
Check the coolant cap part number is 03 or 04. If it isn't you might want to replace the cap. The older ones leak. Also, check the coolant fluid level. If low the cap is leaking or there's a leak somewhere else. Coolant tank a common source of a leak.
With a properly sealed cooling system that can hold pressure these engines can tolerate a coolant temperature of nearly 250F without any boiling. But the ability of the cooling system to maintain pressure is critical. It is the pressure that raises the boiling point of the coolant. The anti-freeze is there well to prevent freezing and for some corrosion protection.
Besides, 90F not hot. This is hot:
Last July, coming across southern AZ/CA from Kingman, AZ to Needles, CA. Pic of my Turbo's dash.
Sincerely,
Macster.
If you want to know what the actual coolant temperature is buy an OBDII scan tool and use it to read the coolant temperature (and intake air temperature, etc.) in real time. The gage is there for decoration.
Check the coolant cap part number is 03 or 04. If it isn't you might want to replace the cap. The older ones leak. Also, check the coolant fluid level. If low the cap is leaking or there's a leak somewhere else. Coolant tank a common source of a leak.
With a properly sealed cooling system that can hold pressure these engines can tolerate a coolant temperature of nearly 250F without any boiling. But the ability of the cooling system to maintain pressure is critical. It is the pressure that raises the boiling point of the coolant. The anti-freeze is there well to prevent freezing and for some corrosion protection.
Besides, 90F not hot. This is hot:
Last July, coming across southern AZ/CA from Kingman, AZ to Needles, CA. Pic of my Turbo's dash.
Sincerely,
Macster.
