20VT Clio & 9-5 HOT
Adams_16v said:no its fine at that temp mate. it had been running on and off all day, then cooling down for half hour or so at a time.
it runs that cool most of the time! rarely goes any higher and takes about 20 mins to get there!
mr_merc said:Fast valver.
Your engine doesn't appear to be up to full operating temperature - running your car that hard can't be good for it surely?!
Adams_16v said:looking again, it is slowly on its way up mate, it runs around 45-80 usually depending on driving (not a lot over 45 if its being taken steady) and around 80-90 if im doing 90+ for long. Anywhere in between depends on driving style!
but in that video the car had been run, then left for a bit, then i got in the queue for the 1/4 mile again and it was slowly going up from 0 on the gauge to its actual temp within just a few minutes. i.e it was already warm.
water temp barely goes over 1/4 too. it does run very cool.
afaik its fine from 40 degrees anyway, especially after its been warm already. But if its from stone cold, i do wait till its a little higher always!