 Temperature Gauge, Seems a bit too low? |
 Dec 18, 2009 - 1:24 AM
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my temperature gauge always seems to be a bit too low, now i know its not good for the car to over heat but i also dont think its a good thing for it to be under. Now the car runs fine, atleast as far as i know, ive driven and owned cars before this celica, and it doesnt seem to act any differently, accelerates fine drives fine even driven it for 5 hours at a time and it was fine (i've only owned it for 2-3 months) but whenever i drive it the temperature gauge on average stays maybe 1/5 or at best 1/4 of the way up, way below the middle. could the gauge itself be broken or is it something bigger then that?
i've also turned off the heat to see if it had any affect on it and it seemed to go up a tiny bit but thats not the way i want to fix it |
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Dec 20, 2009 - 6:21 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '08 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
It's not entirely important to have a bang on 50/50 mix. What is important is to blast out the brown crud.
The cooling system is 5 Liters in total (I don't know what that is in imperial), so just make sure 2.5 - 3 Liters of coolant concentrate goes in before topping up with water. Idle the engine for a little bit and re-top up as necessary This post has been edited by delusionz: Dec 20, 2009 - 6:23 AM -------------------- Mike W
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Serhey Temperature Gauge Dec 18, 2009 - 1:24 AM
delusionz The thermostat is likely stuck open.
Remove your ... Dec 18, 2009 - 3:07 AM Bitter don't use the hose, you'll never get a 50/... Dec 19, 2009 - 4:55 PM Bitter its pretty important in chicago to get the 50/50 m... Dec 20, 2009 - 11:45 AM Serhey yeah also, today i left my car running for a few m... Dec 21, 2009 - 1:21 AM Bitter need to change the thermostat, theres i think a fe... Dec 21, 2009 - 8:27 AM
Serhey QUOTE (Bitter @ Dec 21, 2009 - 9:27 ... Dec 29, 2009 - 1:07 AM IBTINTN I had the same problem with my Celica. Driving aro... Dec 22, 2009 - 11:11 AM Bitter cool, but too far to come lend a hand or swing dow... Dec 29, 2009 - 8:24 AM |
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