temp gauge?

[adamm]

hi just wanted to know how high people tem gauge sits mine sits at 3 quarters the way up is this okay or should i do something about it it is a 2000 saxo vtr and has an exhaust. would a decent air intake help keep it cooler??

[Noddy]

its the cooling system that you need to check (ideally the temp sits just below or on teh half way line). Bleed the system and check for anyleaks/air locks.

[Spanky]

Hey pal,

I HAD a mk1 1997 vtr and the temp gauge when stationary for a while would usually sit at 3 quaters but NEVER went higher, a few people on here have the same thing.

Its not a problem aslong as it doesnt og into the red, ad i presume when your moving it works its way back down again??

Dont worry about it, but if it does go into the red make sure you turn your engine off STRAIGHT AWAY and call someone out to look at it.

Also a air filter wont help cool your engine, that is not its purpose, could allways check you coolent levels in your radiator tho :y:


EDIT - FFS lol what is it with people beating me to the first reply spot today :wall: lol

[Noddy]

that would be because you're not quick enough at typing :p

[Spanky]

that would be because you're not quick enough at typing :p

Oh im a very quick typer!!!

Only problem is my fingers move so quick that i make a million spelling mistakes and have to go back and correct them all lol

[adamm]

yer tends to just sit at 3quarters and yer it does go down a bit sometimes when the fan kicks in how can i bleed the system?

[Quick]

Also check the condition of the radiator!

[adamm]

what would you say good or bad condition is? also i noticed its different to most rads so im thinking that maybe it was changed at somepoint it had a daffernt bottle to other and the cap is a pressure release one.

[johnnyg_vts]

mine is pretty much slap bang on half all the time.

[adamm]

its just water no additives like coolant could this be why and it is slightly ovr the maximum mark