I was going 60mph on the interstate and my car wasnt even getting to the N in NORMAL on my temp gauge...i drove for about an hour.
So the temp was pretty low.
But soon as I got off the interstate and idle'd at a red light it went to normal temp at half gauge.
Never trust those stock dash gauges. My does the same thing daily. sometimes the temp is pegged all the way to the left. I know the engine is warm cause the hood is warm. Its probably a bad temp sensor.
because when you are cruising @ 60mph on the highway your engine like isnt working @ all. therefore it stays cooler. the same thing happens to me, when cruising at a consistent pace for a substantial amount of time your temperature will drop. and once you start stopping and going it will rise up into the normal range.
well yeah but i mean it doesnt even get to the N in normal, but within 15 seconds of idling it goes half way on the gauge, how can i check the sensor or where is it located?
k well mine doesnt even get to N when on the highway, especially now since it's getting colder outside. but if you're telling the truth about it heating up after 15 seconds of idling, then i would say something is wrong. check your thermostat, might be time for a new one
I was going 60mph on the interstate and my car wasnt even getting to the N in NORMAL on my temp gauge...i drove for about an hour.
So the temp was pretty low.
But soon as I got off the interstate and idle'd at a red light it went to normal temp at half gauge.
That's perfectly normal as the car is cooled much more efficiently on the highway becauss you're at a higher speed with much more air running across your radiator for a longer time. Go in town and the temp will rise as it's stop and go and you're spending a lot less time with air continuously moving across the radiator. You didn't list where you are, but up north it's getting cooler so that makes a difference too. After I put my fluidyne and 180* t-stat in my car did like you described in the 100* Texas heat.
Tim
I would think its a combination of not so accurate factory gauges, and the highway vs stop and go traffic. Mine will act similar, always cooler on the highway, but I usually in between the N and O of the guage on the highway, and closer to the middle in stop and go traffic. Might want to get a new ect to see if that helps.
well yeah but i mean it doesnt even get to the N in normal, but within 15 seconds of idling it goes half way on the gauge, how can i check the sensor or where is it located?
What was it doing before? There is no way that with a 180* or 195* thermostat that the needle on the temp h=gauge would not reach the N in N-O-R-M-A-L. Something is wrong with the gauge or the sensor, or least likely you running w/o a stat.
well it used to be around the R-M in normal on the interstate sometimes higher close to A
im in louisiana, still hot but a cold front hit so it was slightly cooler, maybe in the mid 60s when i was driving, yea i understand temps should be lower in cooler weather but it seems excessively cooler and a short idle will bring temp to middle of the gauge. I was thinking of buying some new gauges like a temp and tach for better accuracy. Know any good deals on these tachs? preferable small ones i can mount in the clock gauge pod i see on ebay, i think 2 1/16th size