Is my Chim running too cold???
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M@H said:
if its nearer 60 than 70 then you have got a bit of problem.
Cheers,
Matt
What problems??
Drove from Helston to Fareham (230 miles) yesterday and the temperature gauge stayed around 60c and the heaters worked fine. I have a leven Engine Cooling Kit fitted, works great in the summer but if the temp stays around 60 will it cause any problems in the winter
honestfreddie said:
M@H said:
if its nearer 60 than 70 then you have got a bit of problem.
Cheers,
Matt
What problems??
Drove from Helston to Fareham (230 miles) yesterday and the temperature gauge stayed around 60c and the heaters worked fine. I have a leven Engine Cooling Kit fitted, works great in the summer but if the temp stays around 60 will it cause any problems in the winter
60 degrees is not an optimum temperature for the engine to run at at all.. The car needs to be in the 70-90 degree range really. Below 70 degrees the oil does not get hot enough and can cause excessive wear over time and if revved hard.
60 Degrees could mean that your stat is stuck open although if you are getting very hot air out of your heater that would seem uless likely.. check the top hose for warmth soon after starting the car to diagnose this one... either way I'd try and get temp up a bit if you are going to drive it a lot in the winter.. ..you can always block off some of the Air intake to the rad to reduce the air blast... this can work wonders.
Edited to add the obvious bit: Of course.. your guage might just be reading a bit low
Cheers,
Matt.
>> Edited by M@H on Tuesday 23 December 12:56
M@H said:
60 Degrees could mean that your stat is stuck open although if you are getting very hot air out of your heater that would seem uless likely.. check the top hose for warmth soon after starting the car to diagnose this one... either way I'd try and get temp up a bit if you are going to drive it a lot in the winter.. ..you can always block off some of the Air intake to the rad to reduce the air blast... this can work wonders.
Finally had a chance to check this today. 10 mins after starting, gauge only just got to 50C, stopped and the top hose to the radiator was as warm as the top hose to the swirl pot... so I'd agree.... either the stat is stuck open, or, as I've seen on other cars, could be missing completly.
ok ok, you're all allowed to laugh this time - my heater had been crap in this cold weather. I did a 400 mile round trip last week & had to stop at a little thief to warm up!!... anyway, turns out the floor blower was swithched off/closed - and did I know they were open & closeable? NO - so now the car is lovely & warm even when the engine is running at 60 degrees...
Mine's exactly the same. In the summer the gauge shows it runs around 80 deg but in both seasons the fans kick in around 90 and keep it thereabouts even in stationary traffic. Racing Green thought the reading was a little on the low side but checked all the relevant components and came to conclusion that the gauge was most probably showing a lower than actual reading. They didn't think it was worth shelling out for a new gauge.
Sounds like thermostat stuck open if it's running 60 or below. To check start engine from cold and stick your hand on pipe to rad. It should be cold to start and stay cold then after little while (3-5 mins) will get warmer and hot very quickly (let go of pipe!). If it starts cold and gradually gets warmer straight away then it's stuck open. If this is the case take it out and put a new one in to fix problem (they are not much)
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