What temp should my VP run at?

[Blulude98]

Hey,
My VP's temp will sit at about 1/4 of the gauge when travelling along, but when stopped or moving very slowly, the temp will rise to half before the thermo fans kick in. Should the temp always rise to half...or should it sit a bit above 1/4 even when stopped or at lights etc?

Maybe you need to bleed your cooling system, I had the same problem and it worked for me.

 

[coolvxss]

Ive never had my car running hot enough for the fan to kick in. Maybe it doesnt even work i dono???

 

[1991_Vn2nV]

does the fan work when you switch the air con on?

 

[VNPOWER]

reverse flush your radiator dude

 

[nathans1987]

a vn thermostat opens at 96c(about the second line or half way between) so anything at or below that is fine and if it dosent get to that maybe it isnt closeing.(i think there might be a 105c version as well?)

 

[richie_cky]

Yeah, I have reversed flushed my radiator. Thermo fans work fine with the AC on. Fan seems to kick in a notch over half on the temp gauge. Thermostat was replaced about a year ago...would it need replacing again? Or maybe it was replaced with a dodgy one in the first place....but it was replaced with a new one from Holden dealership....u'd think it should be working fine?
Only other thing I can think of is that the radiator is blocked. Any ideas on how much it would cost to had the radiator inspected/cleaned? I have bled the system to make sure there is no air. When I lift the radiator cap, the coolant is right up to the top, no air bubbles and green in colour. Radiator overflow bottle has plenty of water/coolant in it...

 

[holden007]

Yeah, I have reversed flushed my radiator. Thermo fans work fine with the AC on. Fan seems to kick in a notch over half on the temp gauge. Thermostat was replaced about a year ago...would it need replacing again? Or maybe it was replaced with a dodgy one in the first place....but it was replaced with a new one from Holden dealership....u'd think it should be working fine?
Only other thing I can think of is that the radiator is blocked. Any ideas on how much it would cost to had the radiator inspected/cleaned? I have bled the system to make sure there is no air. When I lift the radiator cap, the coolant is right up to the top, no air bubbles and green in colour. Radiator overflow bottle has plenty of water/coolant in it...

check the Coolant temp. sensor (ECU)? mine had a similar problem and replace that sensor and it was back to normal. The part is $14 genuine.

 

[prince_dj666]

mine stays at 180 f dont know what is that in degrees. 220 with aircon on... and thats with fan on constantly

 

[fazz1977]

Mine runs at about 1/5 - 1/4, kicks up to just under half if I'm idling in traffic and the fan kicks in, drops it back to 1/4.

It used to run at 1/2 and idle at lights at 8/10 until I had the thermostat and radiator done.

 

[flyen]

normal driving it sits at 1/4 or under

in peek hour traffic (idling) just under 1/2
but thats in heavy traffic for over 30min or more

and its never gone over 1/2 way