Hey guys.. I was in my car today.. I know a shocker and i noticed my thermostat only reads 79* when its really like 90-95... What can i do to change this.. or what can i do in general.. I have a Injen CAI and my coolant temp last night while i was driving was at 214 and i wasnt driving my car hard at all at that point.. what could be wrong with this stuff.. i know the theromostat is probably stuck or something.. but please help!

Thanks

 

It'll probably clear up a bad code the next time you start and stop it. Also if any moisture gets on there it my take a bit for it to evaporate off

 

is that for the coolant temp or the outside temp?

 

I had the outside temperature guage stick one day on 6c all day long. Next day it worked fine and hasn't done it again.

 

bump

 

it'll probably go away?

 

I was talking about the outside tempature thermostat. Sometimes they go glitchy, the codes usually clear up in the next start or two.

If your radiator temparture gauge reads only 70 degrees, that's kindof a problem. Take it in to your dealer and have them scan it

 

Im confused. Are we talking about the OAT gauge or the engine coolant?

 

OAT is stuck at 79... and the coolant while I was driving was at 214 is that a bad thing..

 

my coolant temp barely EVER goes above 200 so i would take it to the dealer to have them look at it.

 

okay just to let you know I DO have an ls auto.. if that helps with the calculations any

 

OAT freezes once in a while on me too.

runnin temp for me fluctuates between 189 - 210 so i wouldnt worry too much...

 

couple things:

1) temps over 200 are not bad, anything below about 230 is considered "normal range". if you're not moving fast, it's hot out, or your in traffic or even a light, it's normal for your temp to raise. there is a dummy light that will tell you when it's too hot, so if it's not on no need to panic

2) try unplugging and re-plugging the sensor. it may be wet, dirty, or anything mentioned above. if you take off your front driverside headlight, (it's only 2 bolts, i think they're 8 or 10 mill don't remember) you will see the headlight mounting bracket. if you take off that bracket (2 bolts on the top, 2 on the bottom, you can't miss them.) you will see the plug for the temp. it's to the bottom left hand side when looking at the bracket in the car.

 

going over 220 is normal on these cars with the way the fans are set to run. no worries about that 214 temp.

My OAT gauge locks up at least once a week. Not that I really care about it, but it happens and is annoying.