Engine running hot

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I have a standard 3.6 litre engine that to my mind is running too hot. Too often it runs between 96 to 102 degrees. Both fans are working and I'm not losing any water I know we have had some glorious weather, but this has never affected any other car I've owned in the past. So why should this car be any different?

What should I be doing to improve the running temperature?

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Sevenman said:

It would be interesting to know what the difference is for my car (which never gets about ~ 92 and has a new Alloy Rad).

Has you alloy rad made a difference? Because despite reassurances from Shidevil and Alex Gray255. I am feeling a little uneasy with the way my car is running. For instance on a cool day my normal operating temperature will be anything between 89 to 96 degrees. With the current climate, it is well in excess of that. And yesterday when I saw it hit 102, I pulled over to let the car cool down.

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Zippee said:

I have the Power uprated fans but in this weather will often see 100deg on the water temp, add another 5-8 degrees should I turn the air-con on.

That is all I wanted to hear. I feel much happier knowing that the temperatures I was getting, have been replicated elsewhere. That said, I feel these temperatures are not right and we would have a much happier running engine if there was a way of running them in a cooler condition.