What should car temperature be at highway speeds?
What should car temperature be at highway speeds?
Car temperature drops to a little less than 1/4 at highway speeds. Any reason to be concerned? Car is a Mk1 Golf. Driving around town the temperature behaves normally – it sits at the middle of the gauge, sometimes goes a little higher if I’m sitting in traffic but not much.
When do temperature gauges go up after driving?
Temperature gauge spikes up after driving for about 5–10… Q: Temperature gauge spikes up after driving for about 5–10 minutes, then returns just as quick to normal. Temperature gauge spikes up after driving for about 5–10 minutes, then returns just as quick to normal.
How does the temperature of the car change?
Driving around town the temperature behaves normally – it sits at the middle of the gauge, sometimes goes a little higher if I’m sitting in traffic but not much. However, on the highway the temperature slowly decreases until it sits just below the 1/4 mark. Once back in city traffic it goes back up again and acts normally.
Why does my car cool down at highway speeds?
Colder outside air means more cooling from the radiator. As your your other question, “could any serious damage have been done with the engine below operating temp at highway speeds…” The answer is probably not. You may have lost some fuel economy, but cooling an engine too much shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
Car temperature drops to a little less than 1/4 at highway speeds. Any reason to be concerned? Car is a Mk1 Golf. Driving around town the temperature behaves normally – it sits at the middle of the gauge, sometimes goes a little higher if I’m sitting in traffic but not much.
Temperature gauge spikes up after driving for about 5–10… Q: Temperature gauge spikes up after driving for about 5–10 minutes, then returns just as quick to normal. Temperature gauge spikes up after driving for about 5–10 minutes, then returns just as quick to normal.
Driving around town the temperature behaves normally – it sits at the middle of the gauge, sometimes goes a little higher if I’m sitting in traffic but not much. However, on the highway the temperature slowly decreases until it sits just below the 1/4 mark. Once back in city traffic it goes back up again and acts normally.
Colder outside air means more cooling from the radiator. As your your other question, “could any serious damage have been done with the engine below operating temp at highway speeds…” The answer is probably not. You may have lost some fuel economy, but cooling an engine too much shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
