robbith
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Hi All,
I've got a question about the I suppose 'normal' running temperature for a VY SS...
Back in Feb we had some pretty hot days in Melb (I think they were about 45 degrees or so). I noticed that the car was running alot hotter than usual.
The temp sort of kept creeping up higher and higher, you can see in the pic below where it was sitting, and from memory it went above that. I remember filling up and when I turned the car back on it actually gave me a temp warning.
The only reason I'm asking about it now is that while I was on my way home today it crept up again (it would've been approx 30 degrees outside). I was coming out of the Burnley tunnel and it had moved up above the 1/2 way mark (usually sits exactly in the middle of the gauge).
I find that turning the aircon off improves it a little, but the car's a 2004 model - so I have a feeling something might be wrong. Also, this was in peak hour - if I start moving again (say over 80km/h), the level starts to go down again...
The rest of the time it's never really been an issue, just the really hot days. I'm wondering if there's anyone else out there who can give me an indication of how hot it should actually be running?
Any help would be great. Before the VY I had a VR V6 and it used to do a similar thing in the heat... BTW it's a Manual, series II... If that makes a difference?
Cheers, Rob.
I've got a question about the I suppose 'normal' running temperature for a VY SS...
Back in Feb we had some pretty hot days in Melb (I think they were about 45 degrees or so). I noticed that the car was running alot hotter than usual.
The temp sort of kept creeping up higher and higher, you can see in the pic below where it was sitting, and from memory it went above that. I remember filling up and when I turned the car back on it actually gave me a temp warning.
The only reason I'm asking about it now is that while I was on my way home today it crept up again (it would've been approx 30 degrees outside). I was coming out of the Burnley tunnel and it had moved up above the 1/2 way mark (usually sits exactly in the middle of the gauge).
I find that turning the aircon off improves it a little, but the car's a 2004 model - so I have a feeling something might be wrong. Also, this was in peak hour - if I start moving again (say over 80km/h), the level starts to go down again...
The rest of the time it's never really been an issue, just the really hot days. I'm wondering if there's anyone else out there who can give me an indication of how hot it should actually be running?
Any help would be great. Before the VY I had a VR V6 and it used to do a similar thing in the heat... BTW it's a Manual, series II... If that makes a difference?
Cheers, Rob.