Normal engine temp indication

[edbelton]

Originally Posted by m208334

I have never seen my temperature gauge move abnormally. It is always at about 190 when warm. The fans come on if it gets warmer. See Short Video of Normal Temperature Display when Engine is Warm

Could not download the video, but this ia what I get, will yours go to the traffic marking? thanks.

[m208334]

Yes. Your "Traffic" is when the side fans should be kicking in. However, it takes a fairly hot day and a few traffic lights for the temp to rise from from "No Traffic" to "Traffic".

Note: Agree that it may be inaccurate. I think I misread the original question.

[edbelton]

thanks a lot, it sure takes some time to get there, weather is hot and traffic is heavy down here. Have a good one!

[Gent]

I usually pop the AC on when it starts to push into the zero, that helps keep the temp down in traffic. I was worried that perhaps my fans were malfunctioning, but that is not the case.

Has anyone done a mod to kick the fans in sooner, if only for psychological comfort?

[schnellman]

Okay, so 99% of you already know this, but I can't resist.

Turning on the AC will make your engine run hotter, not cooler.

If you really need to cool the engine a bit, turn on the heater full blast.

[edbelton]

if the fan switch doent work, then turning the ac will help, since it will turn the fan on full blast, about the heater, I used to do that in an old vw I had, it makes the water in the heater core circulate, allowing more coolant in the system... good trick, but only as last resource, it gets really hot, top down I guess

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by edbelton

if the fan switch doent work, then turning the ac will help, since it will turn the fan on full blast, about the heater, I used to do that in an old vw I had, it makes the water in the heater core circulate, allowing more coolant in the system... good trick, but only as last resource, it gets really hot, top down I guess

In our cars, the coolant is always circulating through the heater core.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by schnellman

Okay, so 99% of you already know this, but I can't resist.

Turning on the AC will make your engine run hotter, not cooler.

If you really need to cool the engine a bit, turn on the heater full blast.

Turning on the AC engages a fan that pulls air through the condenser, which also happens to pull more air through the radiator, which lowers the car's coolant temperature.

Turning on the heat operates the fan through the heater coil, which is simply just another radiator that runs through the car's passenger cabin instead of outside the car. It will also lower the engine's operating temperature, but can make things pretty uncomfortable.

[Gent]

Originally Posted by schnellman

Okay, so 99% of you already know this, but I can't resist.

Sometimes obvious ain't right.