water temp
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Ok, whats the normal water temperature I should be running at according to a PFC commander? While im driving its never gone over 97 C, most of the time its in the high 80s. Is this normal? What temp it too hot?
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Joined: Sep 2002
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From: bay area
I have been plagued with high water temps since I bought my car. On a cold day it would goto 90 to 95 on the highway. on a hot day I would see 100+. One day it hit 114 and I was LUCKY that it was about 60 degrees out and there was no traffic so my car was able to cool down to 86.
My koyo radiator pressed the fans shroud against the fan motor and the intercooler causing the fan to go bad. Since I got it fixed my car never goes above 90, with 82 to 86 normal. I set the fans to come on at 90.
about what everyone says to pull over if its at 105 or 110, It depends on your situation. If your in traffic and its at 105, you BETTER Pull over. if your at 105 and there is no more traffic, I would pop my hood (if your latch is strong) and drive it slow. That will cool it off good.
David
My koyo radiator pressed the fans shroud against the fan motor and the intercooler causing the fan to go bad. Since I got it fixed my car never goes above 90, with 82 to 86 normal. I set the fans to come on at 90.
about what everyone says to pull over if its at 105 or 110, It depends on your situation. If your in traffic and its at 105, you BETTER Pull over. if your at 105 and there is no more traffic, I would pop my hood (if your latch is strong) and drive it slow. That will cool it off good.
David
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 4,928
From: Okinawa, Japan
Originally Posted by ZeroBanger' date='Nov 1 2002, 07:38 AM
I have been plagued with high water temps since I bought my car. On a cold day it would goto 90 to 95 on the highway. on a hot day I would see 100+. One day it hit 114 and I was LUCKY that it was about 60 degrees out and there was no traffic so my car was able to cool down to 86.
My koyo radiator pressed the fans shroud against the fan motor and the intercooler causing the fan to go bad. Since I got it fixed my car never goes above 90, with 82 to 86 normal. I set the fans to come on at 90.
about what everyone says to pull over if its at 105 or 110, It depends on your situation. If your in traffic and its at 105, you BETTER Pull over. if your at 105 and there is no more traffic, I would pop my hood (if your latch is strong) and drive it slow. That will cool it off good.
David
My koyo radiator pressed the fans shroud against the fan motor and the intercooler causing the fan to go bad. Since I got it fixed my car never goes above 90, with 82 to 86 normal. I set the fans to come on at 90.
about what everyone says to pull over if its at 105 or 110, It depends on your situation. If your in traffic and its at 105, you BETTER Pull over. if your at 105 and there is no more traffic, I would pop my hood (if your latch is strong) and drive it slow. That will cool it off good.
David
now what the **** was Mazda thinking?
I've got mine set now at 84/89...about to go higher...it's getting cool outside here in Okinawa...going to 86/91.
