Coffee and Cars @ Lamborghini of Houston - 03/05 - Page 2

Mar 4, 2011 | 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by grantwoodtx

Agreed on the coolant temp. On the way down to Sugarland this afternoon my coolant didn't go above 153 and IATs were 125 -135 on pulls to about 120 and drop back to 96-99 after 10 -15 seconds after coming off WOT.

Hmm. I've gotta make a run down 45 to Hobby in a bit so I'll make sure the #'s were as I thought they were.

What would cause fine IAT's and high coolant temps, air in the system?

Mar 4, 2011 | 09:21 PM

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monitor coolant again just to make sure it goes up to 200F.
Could be the following a stuck thermostat, failing cooling fan and lastly a blown head gasket through which exhaust gases are leaking and heating the coolant up on runs (but i highly doubt it is the head gasket)

Mar 5, 2011 | 01:06 AM

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Doesn't look like I'm going to make it out tomorrow. Got this on the way home from dinner.

At first it made an extremely high pitched whine, which stopped. Now it just expels foul smelling air with a low pitched hiss as it tries to fill up. I'll be going to the dealer tomorrow it seems [warranty].

Mar 5, 2011 | 07:46 AM

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Sorry to see that Doc..strut failure?

Pretty wet here..so playing it by ear.

Mar 5, 2011 | 04:19 PM

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Should have had C&C and 1pm it turned out to be a beautiful day.

Mar 5, 2011 | 04:43 PM

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Hey Doc, if the whole car is slammed, just bring it anyways, itll look great! lol

Mar 7, 2011 | 03:14 PM

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See if PTE has any 160* thermo's for you BenzoDoc.

Mar 7, 2011 | 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by slownrusty

Sorry to see that Doc..strut failure?

Pretty wet here..so playing it by ear.

Yep, strut failure.

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Originally Posted by 03'55AMG

Hey Doc, if the whole car is slammed, just bring it anyways, itll look great! lol

I wish, but I wanted to get the car to the dealer first thing saturday.

Car is back now, 2 brand new struts in the front. Feelsgoodman.jpg that it essentially pays off any future extended warranty I'll purchase in July.

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Originally Posted by chawkins2001

See if PTE has any 160* thermo's for you BenzoDoc.

Any idea what the ballpark $$$ is on those? My brother went with a lower temp thermostat [not from PTE] on his track audi and has encountered nothing but problems unfortunately, so I'm hesitant.