Where does your temp gage normally reside?

[Ex911Ownr]

Yep, I'm in Calif. where it's normally a little warmer and mine is usually on the right side of 180 as well. I've noticed that when its gets a little higher than that I'm normally a half quart or so low on oil, which will also affect temp readings.

[wanna986]

"I'm normally a half quart or so low on oil, which will also affect temp readings"
That's interesting. You wouldn't think that would factor into things with more than nine quarts in the crankcase!

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by wanna986

"I'm normally a half quart or so low on oil, which will also affect temp readings"
That's interesting. You wouldn't think that would factor into things with more than nine quarts in the crankcase!

Hi,

With the Oil providing 60% of the cooling of the engine, if you reduce the volume of Oil, the engine retains more heat and the Coolant will reflect this with higher than normal temps. Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[wanna986]

Originally Posted by MNBoxster

Hi,

With the Oil providing 60% of the cooling of the engine, if you reduce the volume of Oil, the engine retains more heat and the Coolant will reflect this with higher than normal temps. Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

Makes good sense, I just didn't think that with the relatively small change in volume and gradation of the gauges, that it would even be visible.

[johnsonrj74]

Originally Posted by Ex911Ownr

Yep, I'm in Calif. where it's normally a little warmer and mine is usually on the right side of 180 as well. I've noticed that when its gets a little higher than that I'm normally a half quart or so low on oil, which will also affect temp readings.

Snap! I'm in North California too and it sits just beyond 180!

[FrayAdjacent]

Here's where mine is when the engine is at op-temp:




I haven't seen it go above that mark, but I've only had the car a month, and it hasn't been warmer than about 70 yet. It will be interesting to see how the car performs when it's 100 degrees outside!

I posted this thread a long time ago, lol.

http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6858

[dcporsche99]

I find that my gauge sits just to the left of 180 degrees F. During the hot summer months, I do find that it's just slightly to the right of the 180 mark and when I'm on the highway, interestingly, it's just a tad to the left of the 180 mark...seemingly getting cooler while driving faster! Has anyone else noticed this?

[racer_d]

Don't forget to clean out your radiators too. Lots of leaves and debris get in those front scoops, build up and prevent proper cooling efficiency

[dcporsche99]

"Don't forget to clean out your radiators too. Lots of leaves and debris get in those front scoops, build up and prevent proper cooling efficiency"

Ahh, good point! Must take a look at that. Thanks.