prometheus25
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- VT commodore 3.8L ecotec
Ok so. I have a 99 VT commodore 3.8L V6. Since the start of last year I have had problem after problem with its engine temp. Last time I was driving from Rockhampton back to Townsville & the temp gauge kept creeping up to H (yes the whole way up), since this was only happening when I was in traffic & was fine on the highway I thought I'd be able to limp home & get it fixed. Bad idea! Pulled over just outside of Ilbilbie & had to have it towed back to another backwater town to have a new radiator put in. Went back to get it about a week later, was running perfectly for about 2 weeks. Then the temp gauge started screwing around again, so I took it straight to a mechanic. They then proceeded to tell me that the incompetent jerkoff who put the new radiator in, had not bled the remaining air out of the system, had this done cost about $100. Now! I have moved to Perth, W.A., and its happeneing all over again, I have been driving it in the hope that it would just die and I would have an excuse to buy a new car, but its proven to be resiliant, this has been happening for 3 weeks now... The difference this time is that the temp doesnt always go down when I am on the highway, it seems to be very sporadic, during really hot days temp will go down, cold days temp stays high, air con on or off doesnt make a difference. I am not losing any fluid, that I can see... Could this be a faulty thermostat? Or could it be that the gauge itself is faulty? Does that even really happen?
Any help would be awesome. Thanks
Any help would be awesome. Thanks