What should the temp of the coolant be?
What should the temp of the coolant be?
The thermostat OPENS at 195F degrees; but, the temperature continues to rise to the normal operating temperature. The temperature of the coolant can rise above 212F degrees because coolant is pressurized (NOT because the water is mixed with antifreeze). Boil-over won’t occur until about 265F degrees, because of the pressurization (15 or 16 psi).
What is the normal operating temperature for an automatic transmission?
Normal operating temperature for an automatic transmission is about the same as the engine temperature, i.e., about 195°F. The temperature inside the torque converter, while pulling a big load from a standing start, could easily rise above 350°F. EDITORY NOTE: I’m seeing this same basic range at many different sites.
What should the temp of a car boil over at?
Boil-over won’t occur until about 265F degrees, because of the pressurization (15 or 16 psi). Generally, between 175 and 240 degrees F, depending on whether you are going downhill or uphill. If you are going up the hill from Camarillo to Thousand Oaks, maybe higher than 240.
What should the temp of an engine be?
As per the previous post, normally your gauge has no numbers, they just confuse drivers, but an operating range; and if the gauge is about halfway up that’s your normal operating temperature. Any major deviation from that is cause for concern and should be investigated.
The thermostat OPENS at 195F degrees; but, the temperature continues to rise to the normal operating temperature. The temperature of the coolant can rise above 212F degrees because coolant is pressurized (NOT because the water is mixed with antifreeze). Boil-over won’t occur until about 265F degrees, because of the pressurization (15 or 16 psi).
Boil-over won’t occur until about 265F degrees, because of the pressurization (15 or 16 psi). Generally, between 175 and 240 degrees F, depending on whether you are going downhill or uphill. If you are going up the hill from Camarillo to Thousand Oaks, maybe higher than 240.
Normal operating temperature for an automatic transmission is about the same as the engine temperature, i.e., about 195°F. The temperature inside the torque converter, while pulling a big load from a standing start, could easily rise above 350°F. EDITORY NOTE: I’m seeing this same basic range at many different sites.
As per the previous post, normally your gauge has no numbers, they just confuse drivers, but an operating range; and if the gauge is about halfway up that’s your normal operating temperature. Any major deviation from that is cause for concern and should be investigated.
