Car is getting alittle hot.

Well the past few days on my way to school, I noticed my car was getting hot. My aftermarket gauge was temporarily dissconnected, its now working. And I didnt trust my stock gauge after all the trouble Ive had with it, but it is getting a little hot. It will be at 210* (normal) and after a while, mainly when I get on it to pass someone it will slowly climb up to 230-235*. A few things you should know first. I drove with the A/C off windows down. It gets hotter w/ the A/C on. And this was purely on the interstate, but it also does pretty much the same thing in the city.

Now heres a list of things I think it could be.
Air dam. isnt that the piece that lookis kinda like a small MACH1 chin spoiler but further back? My car had one when i got it but now it has mysteriously dissapeared.

Fan
How do I check the fan to make sure the hight speed is coming on?

U/D Pulleys
They never cause this before but maybe they are now?

Anyone?

HISSIN50 said:

Has it been hotter than normal lately? Any work done on the car recently? Reasons it might be running hotter than it did before?

Good luck bud.

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The temperature has actually cooled down about 15* to about 90*. (Man thats hot but it feel scool)

And the latest thing Ive done is the CAI and the TOB wich was done a week ago, but I cant see the tranny making it get hot.

HISSIN50 said:

If we assume that your passing folks (when it heats up) is at decent speed (above 45 mph after you pass them - ruling out the need for the fan), then I'd double check the coolant level (I'm sure you have) and make sure that there isnt something like a plastic bag stuck in front of the condensor.

That's all I got for now. It sucks that it's running hotter now than it did when ambient temps were hotter.

Good luck Eric.

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Well passing people is actually WOT in 3rd gear but you get the idea. Its mainly on the interstate.Im pretty sure there isnt a bag anywhere but ill check everything when the motor cools down. Thanks