Odd thing happened with temperature gauge on way to London this morning.Pulled off M20 and temp gauge was in the red and red thermostat was displayed although car had been running perfectly cruising at mid 70,s.
Pulled over and stopped to check what had let go
but found no evidence of any coolant leak and reservoir was at level ,all hoses etc intact and no steam or evidance of any leak.Started car and gauge showed it had gone down to 90/95 so continued journey now in slow moving traffic.Gauge did move up slightly towards high 90,s but didn,t go much higher.On way home after car being parked for 1 hour or so again temp gauge moved between mid to high 90,s but no further.When got home checked and all fans are working as they should and with a/c off temp hits mid 90,s then both front fans come on ,larger fan nearest engine is also running as it should.
Oddest thing is for the last year or so temp has never ever gone above 90 even on the hottest days of last summer,so what today would of caused a near 5 degree temp change .
For info the thermostat and water pump were both replaced last year along with a full coolant flush and heater works as expected .
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Topic: Hit the Red !! (Read 855 times)