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J.D. Smythe (Jeff)
Member
Username: Jeff
Post Number: 265
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 2:48 pm: | |
Van
As I mentioned before, here in Phoenix with the summer temps at 110-115, stop and go traffic, or running the car hard, my temperature gauges reach 210. But normally with easy driving, easy driving means no constant red line shifts or stop and go traffic, my water & oil temps stay around 180. I never see the 200 degrees in water or oil temps. You will have to take the car in. |
Mario B (Lawwdog)
Junior Member
Username: Lawwdog
Post Number: 163
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 2:35 pm: | |
Mitch,
I was in my car yesterday with the exact same temps. Sacramento was 98 degrees outside and I was stop go for well over 30 minutes. Freeway temps were exact to what you mentioned.
Mario |
Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Advanced Member
Username: Parkerfe
Post Number: 2970
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 1:40 pm: | |
Van, your temps sound fine to me . The temps. mentioned by Mitch are about what I see in my Boxer of around 90c(h2o), 100c(oil) on the highway and up to 100c(h2o), 125c(oil) in stop and go traffic. |
Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Intermediate Member
Username: Mitch_alsup
Post Number: 1042
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 12:58 pm: | |
The only times my F355 gets down to 175dF oil or water is when cruising at 60-80 MPH. By the time I coast down to a stop in a city/town the water is at 190. By the time a 2 minute light goes back green, water is at 210 and oil is creaping up towards 200. On the other hand, driving around a 25 MPH town in 90+dF heat the water stays 220 with the fans circulating on and off, oil goes up to 230-ish. |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 6295
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 10:11 am: | |
Check water level? Check oil level?
Take to dealer! |
van mollenberg (Vanny)
Junior Member
Username: Vanny
Post Number: 133
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 10:07 am: | |
normal operating temps.have always been approx.170f for h2o and 175f for oil even on hot days.now my car as of this weekend is running is running approx. 25f high both oil and h2o.checked all fluids -ok the cooling fan come on at the specified temps.when i started the car on sunday morning it not take more than a couple of minutes and the h20 was up to 210f-took the car for a run and still running 25f higher oil and h20.am i paranoid?any thoughts would be helpful before i take to the dealer.still under warrenty-van |