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Engine temp gauge
Is everyone's temperature gauge needle this high on the scale during regular driving? Or is it time for a new temp sensor?
It reads this high ever since I bought the car. There's no coolant leaks, no other noticeable heat problems, and ambient temperature hasn't been over 40*F for the past month or so. Also, car usually idles around the RPM shown when in neutral, but I figure that's probably my bad TPS.
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Re: Engine temp gauge
That's perfectly normal. That's where both of mine sit normally.
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Re: Engine temp gauge
My temp is always on the dead middle.
I didn't try neutral but idle at between 500-900, depends how long I've driven. Generally lower when properly hot.
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Re: Engine temp gauge
Looks like mine. Where did you think it would be? I do not get good heat from the heater til it gets that high.
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Re: Engine temp gauge
I gathered teh idle speed of this engine at operational temperature is supposed to be around the 500 mark? Does this say anything about the engine's health?
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Re: Engine temp gauge
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I'm assuming my high idle is a combination of a bad TPS and a bunch of cracked 21 year old vacuum hoses in my engine bay.
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1992 Dark Teal LS-L w/ 165k+ miles (traded ) Mods: Power Slot front rotors, polyurethane sway bar bushings, window scratcher fix, SPD hood struts, Outlaw Engineering phenolic spacers, Bontrager Works 22mm rear sway bar, R-134a conversion, 93 Legacy SS 5 speed swap, Ceika coilovers, ARP head studs 2001 Black Toyota Sequoia (hauler/daily) 1992 Blue Toyota Cressida (drift car) 1992 Red Toyota MR2 (weekend/track day car) Last edited by EdWindows; 01-03-2013 at 09:01 AM. |
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Re: Engine temp gauge
Better to ask than to just assume it's ok. Also important to know is that it takes a relatively large change in temperature to move the gauge from that spot. That means even a little bit above where it normally is means a lot more heat.
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'94 Laguna Blue LSi ~159k.......JDM ultra short-geared 3.900 STi Version 7 6-speed w/ Cobb shortshifter, ECUtune 244,8.1mm/256,9.1mm i/e cams, group N motor mounts, '97 grille, JDM clear corners, Momo JDM Legacy GT steering wheel, apkarian's LED tails, silver STi BBS wheels, PWR radiator, redstuff pads f/r, drilled/slotted rotors, bontragerworks rsb #18, Koni/GC 450f/375r coilovers, Megan Racing adjustable lateral links, KMac c/c plates, Stebro exhaust, ECUtune 1v5, Optima battery in the trunk where it belongs. Turbo project '97 Ebony LSi ~137k #036.......Power mode mod, JDM clear corners, BBS wheels. AUX/pocket mod Now a mod "over there" ............Photo album |
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