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engine heat question
hey all. first day of driving the SVX, put almost 100 miles on it. is it normal that after driving it for about 15-20 mins, to have there be a lot of engine heat? maybe it's cuz of the aluminum engine and all, but just a lot more heat than my 94 3.1 liter grand prix.
also, when driving on the highway, sometimes it's really quiet, other times it's a little noisy with the transmission, small shaking...not really sure what's going on. hope you all can help. ~zack |
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Re: engine heat question
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I know that sounds "alarming" but, that's only if the temp guage is going up. If you just "feel" that there's a lot of heat when you open the hood, yes, that's normal. 230 ponies puts out a lot of heat.
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thanks for the response. sorry i didn't include the part about the temp gauge staying right in the middle of it's range. looks like it's no where close to overheating, just a lot more heat than what i expected compared to my old 160 HP beast. thanks!
any ideas about the intermitant shaking on the highway? ~zack |
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intermittent shaking
I had a shaking problem shortly after i got my svx. It was not a constent problem but seemed to aoccur at random times when driving at roughly 60 mph or more. It turned out to be a faulty front passenger side caliper. One of the pistons on the caliper was sticking which caused it to "drag" against the rotor at times, this caused the shake. Just something to think about.
Paul 92' SVX lsl custum exhaust |
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that would be fantastic if that's whats causing my shaking problems.
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I'm having the shaking problem also. Was the caliper problem expensive to fix?
Dave
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I have noticed the problem on the heat coming out from under the car also. It is really hot! I only have one thing to say on this. The engine is too large.
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Don't jump to the conclusion that you have a calliper problem as that would be an unusual cause of the problem. You should check the obvious ones first but this could be a good tip if you find nothing else wrong.
The engine does give the impression of a lot of heat. I had the same doubts when I first got my car. It is normal and I think due to the flat low sectioned engine filling the engine bay but the engine is not too big! Another 750cc would not do any harm given the weight of the car.
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i think..
your case shld be normal. i know what kinda heat you're talking about. when i was buying/testing diff diff SVX....i also noticed that. but, this is one of the hottest cars so it's full of heat.. i just try to use the good motor oil/fluid/coolant hope my car is not so hot. but the heater(eco mode) in winter is already working really well enough.
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