but what could i buy to show the temp of the car? cause to me my engine bay as been hot. and im trying to see if its overheating. the highest the coolant temp has gotten is 112. but is normally around 102. hope everything is ok

 

what year car do you drive

 

2008

 

If your ET is only getting up to 102 and tops out at 112, then it is not okay obviously

You should be between 188ish - 200 anywhere in between there

 

oh hell

 

what exactly is et???

 

Engine Temp. sorry I should have just put that instead of ET

Areoforce Interceptor- those pretty much tell you everything that you can think of

I'd just bring it into the dealer and just tell them that it doesn't get up to the correct operating temp. on the gauge cluster that is

 

lol i was guessing that. is there a way to see what my temp is besides using a tuner program

 

the car should tell you the coolant temp ya mine stays at 183 so yours is really low

 

Sounds like your thermostat might not be working.

 

ill try taking to a dealer when im free from work. think its ok to drive til then.

it starts at 180ish then climb to bout 102ish or such

 

That's what I was thinking aswell, I'm sure it's that

 

I'm sure it's not gonna hurt anything, I mean it's not like you driving around at 35psi untuned

 

any idea on the cost

 

you mean about 202*??? That actually sounds about normal ray. If it's idling for awhile, it would be normal to see temps around 210-220*, but then the fan usually kicks on to cool it down.

 

would that have anything to do with this as well: whenever i turn on my a/c my car idle rough. i know a/c puts a load on the car but its like something is grinding

 

Seems like it would be under warranty. If not, thermostats can be a major pain to do.

 

maybe its displaying celcius?

 

I guess it could be in clecius. But 100 degrees celcius will be about 212 degrees fahrenheit.

 

just my luck. hopefully it will be ok till i can get it looked AT

 

seen autozone has a thermostat for 21 wonder how much the dealer is lol

 

ya the guy is probably in F not C. my car runs at a constant 180F at the rad, about 190F in the motor, the motor is usually 10 degree hotter then my prob at the rad

 

never heard my fans come on.

 

Yea but running low temps means your car might be burning more fuel like it's tryin to warm up, also it could cause incomplete combustion.

I'm betting he is in *C instead of *F. Jaygo make sure the info center is set in the US units so it displays *F before you waste your time at the stealership.

 

Ok last night I had a lot on my mind and wasn't thinking clearly, I got in my car today and the highest temp I seen was 194 F. Is that normal.