How to check engine temperature after a drive?
How to check engine temperature after a drive?
To verify the actual engine temperature, check if the top hose to the radiator is hot after a drive. Thermostats normally open at around 80-90°C and the hose will only get hot once the thermostat has opened. Point is that the sensor is reading fine at low temperatures.
What should coolant temp be when car is off?
Thermostats normally open at around 80-90°C and the hose will only get hot once the thermostat has opened. Point is that the sensor is reading fine at low temperatures. I checked the ECU readings and when the engine is off for a day the coolant temperature more or less matches the outside temperature, so it definitely did not drift.
What should the temperature of the radiator be after a drive?
It’s worth as try as they’re usually neither expensive nor difficult to change. To verify the actual engine temperature, check if the top hose to the radiator is hot after a drive. Thermostats normally open at around 80-90°C and the hose will only get hot once the thermostat has opened.
Why does my coolant go from 180 to 210?
Problem continues except now it goes from 180 swings up to 210, then back below 180, then to 180 and repeates this all the time regardless of how long I drive. Anyone have any other ideas? New engine, new radiator, new theromstat, new temp sender…what could it be? Have you bled the air out of the system? That sounds like it might be the problem.
To verify the actual engine temperature, check if the top hose to the radiator is hot after a drive. Thermostats normally open at around 80-90°C and the hose will only get hot once the thermostat has opened. Point is that the sensor is reading fine at low temperatures.
Thermostats normally open at around 80-90°C and the hose will only get hot once the thermostat has opened. Point is that the sensor is reading fine at low temperatures. I checked the ECU readings and when the engine is off for a day the coolant temperature more or less matches the outside temperature, so it definitely did not drift.
Problem continues except now it goes from 180 swings up to 210, then back below 180, then to 180 and repeates this all the time regardless of how long I drive. Anyone have any other ideas? New engine, new radiator, new theromstat, new temp sender…what could it be? Have you bled the air out of the system? That sounds like it might be the problem.
What should temp be in car before boilover?
Fwiw, the 16# cap takes you to 257 degrees before boilover and the 7# cap takes you to about 234 degrees before boilover. Not a problem for me because I’m shutting the engine down when the temp gets to 220 degrees. Seems like thermal runaway – in older cars – takes place at that point.
