Exige engine temps

[vxc]

So i was crusing about city center and there was heavy traffic....

engine temps reached up to 96 degrees..

am i to worry or am i close to having a massive smoke cloud appear

i did take a the nearest mototrway exit as fast as i could and temp droped back to 86-87 degrees wheeewww

[Sheets Tabuer]

It's normal, mine went up to 101 at times

[21TonyK]

Perfectly normal as long as the fan cuts in etc when stuck in traffic as is steam from the radiator when it's hot and it starts raining.

[F.C.]

21TonyK said:

Perfectly normal as long as the fan cuts in etc when stuck in traffic as is steam from the radiator when it's hot and it starts raining.

Yup, isn't is just quaint how they do that when it starts to rain, my passenger was reaching for the door handle first time that happened.

[vxc]

lmfao,

tbh if it happend to me i would as well.

probably get my self a car fire extinguisher.

[TOENHEEL]

I must admit to having a turtle head popping out the first time in traffic when it rained i thought it was on fire haha

[LivinLaVidaLotus]

21TonyK said:

Perfectly normal as long as the fan cuts in etc when stuck in traffic as is steam from the radiator when it's hot and it starts raining.

Should cut in at 99/100 and bring it back down to 90 from memory, before it goes off.

The rain/steam thing is great, you should see peoples faces, especially on the motorway if it happens.

[Mr_C]

Fans come on at 104 IIRC

[TonyHetherington]

Yup all perfecetly normal.

I've found that having numbers, rather than a needle, doesn't do your heart any good at all.

On a needle, that 96 would be barely a fwe degrees off centre, but because it's a NUMBER we all think "oh my it's gone up by 5 !!!".

Fear not, I do the same, but it is all perfectly ok

[vxc]

u are absolutly right, nail in the head. on my mg tf its just a dial with needle. and if it goes higher than normal i just " mehhh"

but with numbers " omg!!" lol