Temperature Question
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Temperature Question
For a 83 300SD turbo diesel, what would be the highest temp that it could hit and still be considered normal? It is my dads car and I drove it about a week ago and it was a pretty hot day. I had the a/c running and when i exited the freeway I immediatly start to go up a pretty steep hill. It was fine while going up the hill (about 95 degrees) until i reached the top. It suddenly shoots up to about 110. I checked the coolant level and it was full.
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Originally posted by egutie6970
hmm that happens to me as welll....maybe its normal....im not sure sorry bud
hmm that happens to me as welll....maybe its normal....im not sure sorry bud
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Originally posted by egutie6970
Steam clean ur engine bay and ur car will run alot cooler... i just got mine done about a week ago and my car runs alot cooler now and stays cooler all the time at 80C.
Steam clean ur engine bay and ur car will run alot cooler... i just got mine done about a week ago and my car runs alot cooler now and stays cooler all the time at 80C.
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Originally posted by egutie6970
any good car wash will do the job fine, make sure they cover the cosmetic stuff on the car like were the spark plugs are connected to the rotor or whatever it is .
any good car wash will do the job fine, make sure they cover the cosmetic stuff on the car like were the spark plugs are connected to the rotor or whatever it is .
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The temp can go as high as “119,” if you will – there’s not magic number where damage will occur, anything at or above 120 is bad news. But that’s not the issue, you need to get the temp back down to 85 or so like the rest of us. Cleaning the engine bay may or may not work but I’d check to make sure the aux fan is working and when was the last time the coolant was flushed and change? – there may just be a clog in the cooling system.
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The temp can go as high as “119,” if you will – there’s not magic number where damage will occur, anything at or above 120 is bad news. But that’s not the issue, you need to get the temp back down to 85 or so like the rest of us. Cleaning the engine bay may or may not work but I’d check to make sure the aux fan is working and when was the last time the coolant was flushed and change? – there may just be a clog in the cooling system.
The temp can go as high as “119,” if you will – there’s not magic number where damage will occur, anything at or above 120 is bad news. But that’s not the issue, you need to get the temp back down to 85 or so like the rest of us. Cleaning the engine bay may or may not work but I’d check to make sure the aux fan is working and when was the last time the coolant was flushed and change? – there may just be a clog in the cooling system.
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The engine is under much less stress on the highway at 70 mph; it’s in fourth gear with relatively low rpms. On an incline, however, the engine must work much harder, perhaps in third gear. The rpms are higher, load and friction greater and the temp spikes. A sub par cooling system will keep the engine cool at highway speeds where an incline will cause it to over heat. Failure of the aux fan can cause a cooling system in otherwise good condition to struggle.
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Originally posted by w123_w126
The engine is under much less stress on the highway at 70 mph; it’s in fourth gear with relatively low rpms. On an incline, however, the engine must work much harder, perhaps in third gear. The rpms are higher, load and friction greater and the temp spikes. A sub par cooling system will keep the engine cool at highway speeds where an incline will cause it to over heat. Failure of the aux fan can cause a cooling system in otherwise good condition to struggle.
The engine is under much less stress on the highway at 70 mph; it’s in fourth gear with relatively low rpms. On an incline, however, the engine must work much harder, perhaps in third gear. The rpms are higher, load and friction greater and the temp spikes. A sub par cooling system will keep the engine cool at highway speeds where an incline will cause it to over heat. Failure of the aux fan can cause a cooling system in otherwise good condition to struggle.
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i feel you ..im in the same situation lol nobody cares about our cars only i do
but ur love for ur special car keeps u going dosent it ? lol when im not with my gf im doing hw when im done doing hw its car time lol find any lil thing wrong with it and fix it even if its a lil scratch lol
aite im weird lol talk to u guys later, late
take care
enrique
but ur love for ur special car keeps u going dosent it ? lol when im not with my gf im doing hw when im done doing hw its car time lol find any lil thing wrong with it and fix it even if its a lil scratch lol
aite im weird lol talk to u guys later, late
take care
enrique
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Originally posted by egutie6970
i feel you ..im in the same situation lol nobody cares about our cars only i do
but ur love for ur special car keeps u going dosent it ? lol when im not with my gf im doing hw when im done doing hw its car time lol find any lil thing wrong with it and fix it even if its a lil scratch lol
aite im weird lol talk to u guys later, late
take care
enrique
i feel you ..im in the same situation lol nobody cares about our cars only i do
but ur love for ur special car keeps u going dosent it ? lol when im not with my gf im doing hw when im done doing hw its car time lol find any lil thing wrong with it and fix it even if its a lil scratch lol
aite im weird lol talk to u guys later, late
take care
enrique
