temp. gauge barely moves
#11
Yeah mine on my 95 3.1 V6 rarely moves past the first bar above the C when driving. It will move 2 or 3 more bars when idling. Was thinking it is the thermostat. With parts and labor what am I looking at spending? And does it hurt anything for it to run cool like this?
#12
Before I go on a tangent(too late!) how is your gas mileage? If it hasn't changed much it may be normal for the pre 97 centuries due to the gauges being less sensitive and a temperature sensor change later on to be(more sensitive). For the 97 and up we bounce between 12 o'clock and 11:45 when at operating temp.
#13
Would running cool affect the gas mileage by much? My car usually runs around 1/4 on the temp gauge when its cold outside, even after its warmed up, and lately it seems like my mileage is lower than usual..
#14
Not sure how you guys are there but we have a "Winter Gas Mix" here that kills MPG plus the longer warm up period idle while clearing the car off. I usualy don't idle in the winter more than 3-4 mins but this car cold loves to fog the windows making me pull over half a block to let it warm up some more. I barely give it gas till I know the pistons are pretty much expanded to normal.
#15
It could be the winter mix.. I usually let it idle for about 10 minutes or so in the mornings before I go to school, so its usually warm when I leave. I've never had much of a problem with my windows fogging up, but my dad's 04 is horrible for it. It seemed like every time the heat was turned off, the windows would fog up within a couple minutes.
#16
The answer is yes the gages were purposely set to read low to prevent people from freaking out over 220* coolant temps.
A week ago I turned the car on to let it warm up and came back to a cracked mirror. Good thing I have another auto dim mirror I haven't installed yet. Not even sure how that happened I didn't even touch it nor clean it in quite some time.
A week ago I turned the car on to let it warm up and came back to a cracked mirror. Good thing I have another auto dim mirror I haven't installed yet. Not even sure how that happened I didn't even touch it nor clean it in quite some time.
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