Running cooler

[opus69]

I have not seen a lower operating steady state temperature based on the daily driving I am doing. Perhaps on the track or freeway where the volume of airflow would make the lower temperature thermostat beneficial. The point I was trying to raise was that perhaps for those of us who do the daily traffic grind a lower temperature fan thermostat would help to achieve an overall lower operating temperature not achieved by simply changing the thermostat. Just throwing it out there for discussion.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by opus69

I have not seen a lower operating steady state temperature based on the daily driving I am doing. Perhaps on the track or freeway where the volume of airflow would make the lower temperature thermostat beneficial. The point I was trying to raise was that perhaps for those of us who do the daily traffic grind a lower temperature fan thermostat would help to achieve an overall lower operating temperature not achieved by simply changing the thermostat. Just throwing it out there for discussion.

If you are using the dash gauge as a reference, I would not be surprised. The temp gauges in these cars are notoriously inaccurate and non linear. On cars with aftermarket gauges, it becomes a different story. And the fan actuating temps are controlled by code in the DME, and not very easy to alter.