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[calibrated]

Hi! My y32se stays at 95 degrees when driving open road at 40-60 mph...when i go uphill it reaches 100-102...when driving 30ish mph it rises to 97 with fan working to keep it back to 95...outside air temperature is 30 degrees...how is your experience in certain conditions,very curious

[Doctor Gollum]

What car is it in? Does the live data match the gauge? Is the warning light coming on?

If the Omega, you need to check all your fans are working correctly.

If it's in a Calibra, then you might need to address the fans/airflow.

Could also be the beginnings of a failing waterpump.

[calibrated]

It is in a calibra,hoses have medium pressure,they are not so hard,but not so soft either,2.5 engine didnt had these problems...

One thing is not clear for me,the pump is all metal,what could possibly go wrong? Thanks

[Nick W]

It is in a calibra, hoses have medium pressure, they are not so hard, but not so soft either, 2.5 engine didn't had these problems...

One thing is not clear for me, the pump is all metal, what could possibly go wrong? Thanks

The bearings fail, or the impeller becomes loose on the shaft.


But the real question is why do you think you have a problem?


If your quoted temperatures are from the cars gauge, you need to know that it isn't calibrated to be precise enough for those exact measurements - it's just to give an indication of the temperature. So if the car runs with the gauge in the middle of its sweep, the fan cuts in and out without the needle reaching the red mark bringing it back to the normal position, and the car doesn't lose coolant then everything is working as it should.


Squeezing the hoses is not a good comparison for similar reasons - if you're concerned about the pressure then you need to measure it.


Finally, although the V6 design is over 30 years old, it's still a modern engine and is designed to run hotter than an older one.