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Old 10-18-2006, 08:22 AM
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Hello, I was wondering what the normal temp should be while driving. Mine stays around 170 until I get caught up in heavy traffic then it goes to around 210. I had a hypertech for my 1997 ws6 and it had the option to go to 190 I believe. If this is not normally can I automatically assume it has new software? Thanks in advance!!!
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By the way the car is a 1998 formula.
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Mine stays at around 180 until traffic then it rises to 210. On hot days it gets up to 240. Everything on mine is stock so I would assume yours is normal.
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240 is a bit to high....if it stays around 210 when sitting thats fine...the gauge in our cars are kinda dumby gauges to a point....they dont read very acurately...so when it gets around that 210 mark it can be anywhere from 190-215

but 240 is to high
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Originally Posted by staringback05
the gauge in our cars are kinda dumby gauges to a point....they dont read very acurately...so when it gets around that 210 mark it can be anywhere from 190-215
It depends on what year your car is. The 99-02 cars have dummy gauges that will only tell you when the car is overheating. While the 98 cars have accurate reading gauges that show the actual temperature of the engine.




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