overheating

[jdlmodelt]

Originally Posted by Retroman1969

It should read on the low side of the 8?
Odd, both my 986's run in between the 8 and 0 when fully warmed up and can venture to the high side of the 0 in outside temps above 90 degrees. I've been told by two shops, the dealership, and even a few folks on here that it was a 'normal' operating range.

Side note: awhile back, my daily driver started reading about what the image in the first post shows (even a little higher) and it turned out that there was tons of debris sandwiched between the condensers and radiators. A proper cleaning as described above (removing bumper cover and separating the condensers from the radiators) brought it right back down.

I get the same results as Retroman. I was seeing to the right of the zero in mid 80's and 10,000 elevation this weekend while climbing up the passes.

[Vanya]

I was driving yesterday the car and in the parking spot i saw how ALL coolant was leaking in the floor under, close to the back rear wheel. I immediately add more fluid but now when i tried to check from where was the leak i cant see nothing, the trunk is dry to... I stopped today in some chip service to ask the mechanic and he said what i have to change the head gasket, but i cant believed what is that!!!

Where i should check the leak? My car still hot, i already clean the radiators an the fans working properly..

[afterafx]

Originally Posted by Vanya

I was driving yesterday the car and in the parking spot i saw how ALL coolant was leaking in the floor under, close to the back rear wheel. I immediately add more fluid but now when i tried to check from where was the leak i cant see nothing, the trunk is dry to... I stopped today in some chip service to ask the mechanic and he said what i have to change the head gasket, but i cant believed what is that!!!

Where i should check the leak? My car still hot, i already clean the radiators an the fans working properly..

I had the same thing happen to me. After driving for a while, the pressure would build up that it would start leaking. I tried to test it at home by letting it idle and it didn't leak. I stuck my hand under the coolant tank and felt liquid. I then changed the coolant tank and been good ever since.