Temp gauge
12-20-2004, 11:20 PM
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Temp gauge
I have a question regarding the temp gauge...i have a 1996 C 200 and it has 72 K KM on it...i was wondering why does my temp can go above on the middle temp when it hits traffic jams...is there something wrong with my water pump??
12-21-2004, 08:27 AM
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2007 CLK350 Sport, 2006 E320 CDI, 1978 Cessna 152
I believe the owners manual says that the car will run warmer in traffic (stop and go) and during heavy loads. I would assume that this is because there is not as much airflow into the radiator to cool the car as much as when you are at speed. From what I have been told with other mercedes I have owned, if the car always runs warmer even when you are not in traffic, the waterpump could be going bad.
12-21-2004, 10:50 AM
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This is what I was told by the MB dealer where I used to live about the activity of the temp gauge. Apparently the temp gauge in Mercedes cars is an accurate, real-time guage where as, say in a Chevy car or truck, the gauge is more like an idiot light and goes red only when attention needs to be paid to it. So movement to a higher level when your sitting in traffic is normal.
12-21-2004, 09:54 PM
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Thank's guys for your help..i just can't afford to go to the garage anymore since i just had a work on my transmission...and my wife already on my @$$ to ask me to sell this car....so i guess that it's pretty normal then...thank u again
