Umm...installed 160 'stat .. gauge still reads.....>
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Re: Umm...installed 160 'stat .. gauge still reads.....> The Temp sending units were changed 99+ yrs...they will always read 200ish degrees when temps get above 160...you're probably runnin about 165-170 degree temps....only way to be for sure is to A-tap the car to get accurate readings....It sucks, I have a 99 and have a 160 and still get that 200 temp reading..... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
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Re: Umm...installed 160 'stat .. gauge still reads.....> Did you instruct your fans to come on earlier? If not, that's the problem. You'll need an HPP3 or some other diagnostic tool to get the fans to turn on earlier than stock.
Re: Umm...installed 160 'stat .. gauge still reads.....> Have we figured out what a 160' stat does differently from a stock stat yet? Apparently NOT! You better not expect miracles from a 160' stat because you will be disappointed. The 160' stat merely opens sooner than the factory stat. THAT'S ALL! It causes the water to circulate thru the radiator a litte earlier, but doesn't make the water any cooler by itself. You have to do other stuff to bring the water temp. down. Try an aux. cooling fan, bigger radiator, some water wetter or just run with your heater on MAX in the summertime. That one always seems to help.
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Re: Umm...installed 160 'stat .. gauge still reads.....> Sheesh....
Yes, I know how a 'stat works.....I continually talk people out of buying lower temp 'stats when they think that's thier overheating problem (been selling , and managing, BMW parts for 12 years, www.bavauto.com ).
It's 60 degrees out & I've got plenty of airflow through the rad.
Yes, I also installed an HPP-III at the same time, set at the lowest temps for the fans. They're not coming on, so I would guess that the actual temp is lower than the guage is reading, as some others have suggested.
Yes, I know how a 'stat works.....I continually talk people out of buying lower temp 'stats when they think that's thier overheating problem (been selling , and managing, BMW parts for 12 years, www.bavauto.com ).
It's 60 degrees out & I've got plenty of airflow through the rad.
Yes, I also installed an HPP-III at the same time, set at the lowest temps for the fans. They're not coming on, so I would guess that the actual temp is lower than the guage is reading, as some others have suggested.
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Re: Umm...installed 160 'stat .. gauge still reads.....> I installed an Auto Meter water temp gauge and now when my factory gauge reads 200-210, the Auto Meter says 185. The factory gauge is useless! <img border="0" alt="[judgement]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" />
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Re: Umm...installed 160 'stat .. gauge still reads.....> The only input that I have regarding the temp guage in my '01 is that it's at least indicative of what's going on.
In other words, it moves. I have a stock 'stat, so typically, in cool air at a decent speed the guage reads a shade under 210. If I drive the car hard then end up sitting in traffic or at a stop light, the guage creeps up to 210, and sometimes a little over.
I have verified all of this with A-tap; sure enough, when the guage is a little under the 210 mark, the car is running in the 200-205 range, etc...
Don't just look at the guage and notice that it is reading in the 210 area... pay attention to where it is actually reading.
Obviously, what M3EATER is referring to isn't consistent with this. Perhaps the guage only starts "working" above a certain temp.
In other words, it moves. I have a stock 'stat, so typically, in cool air at a decent speed the guage reads a shade under 210. If I drive the car hard then end up sitting in traffic or at a stop light, the guage creeps up to 210, and sometimes a little over.
I have verified all of this with A-tap; sure enough, when the guage is a little under the 210 mark, the car is running in the 200-205 range, etc...
Don't just look at the guage and notice that it is reading in the 210 area... pay attention to where it is actually reading.
Obviously, what M3EATER is referring to isn't consistent with this. Perhaps the guage only starts "working" above a certain temp.