09-07-2019, 09:04 PM
(09-04-2019, 05:05 AM)fixkick Wrote: we solved too cool, now we most solve worry.
in the USA we'd drive the car on hot day , and run the engine up to full power, 140HP? IIRC
then log the ECT readings
if they hold steady, all is good if the ECT goes wild the CAR NEEDS REPAIR.
gain try not to fixate on exact temps, now, learn that the ECT is not a laboratory grade instrument. did you understand what I mean?
it can be off by 10f all the time, even 20F. the ECT readings are just from its themister device, it is not GOD, only a cheap thermistor.
what matters is CONTROL the temps need to hold steady.
on my jeep I can drive all daY LONG AND LOG DATA ALL DAY LONG AND ECT SITS STEADY AT 200F. (AFTER ENGINE IS FULL WARMED UP FROM COLD. )
WHAT YOURS DOES I COULD NOT GUESS. YOU ARE NOT LOGGING DATA over long distances. (a test drive) SO, THERE IS NO ANSWERS.
your mechanic should know that and what to do. ask him/her.
I go to the city this Saturday to test the car with traffic jam to see the temp. The scan tool shows live data of steady 217f, no matter how long it is!! It seems to save some MPGs. So leave it that way!