MB Temperature
05-03-2018, 05:35 AM
#1
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MB Temperature
Hi people.
I have a C180,4 cylinder manual transmission.I haven't used it for over a year and 3 days ago I had it checked and then drove it for a distance of over 400km.Apart from hard starting and irregular idling at first it drove like the machine it is.Yesterday I drove it for about 70km and everything was fine.But today when I started and left it to warm up a bit,I noticed the temp guage rising to about 87 C or so.I switched it off,waited for a while and tried again but same thing happened.I switched it off and called my mechanic who says its ok because its idling .I would lie to get a second opinion.At 87C I checked the coolant and it wasn't that hot coz I could dip my fingers in.is this car safe to drive?and the speedometer works when am going above 60,less than that its at 0,
I have a C180,4 cylinder manual transmission.I haven't used it for over a year and 3 days ago I had it checked and then drove it for a distance of over 400km.Apart from hard starting and irregular idling at first it drove like the machine it is.Yesterday I drove it for about 70km and everything was fine.But today when I started and left it to warm up a bit,I noticed the temp guage rising to about 87 C or so.I switched it off,waited for a while and tried again but same thing happened.I switched it off and called my mechanic who says its ok because its idling .I would lie to get a second opinion.At 87C I checked the coolant and it wasn't that hot coz I could dip my fingers in.is this car safe to drive?and the speedometer works when am going above 60,less than that its at 0,
Last edited by zelenji; 05-03-2018 at 05:38 AM. Reason: forgot some details
05-03-2018, 03:04 PM
#2
Out Of Control!!
Based on your observations I believe you have a sticky thermostat, however run the car around town--whats the temp??plus you have a faulty inst cluster---get both repaired!
