Engine temperature
#1
Junior Member
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Engine temperature
I have been driving this all morning and to me it doesn't seem to be reaching operating temperature unless this Is this normal for these cars.
#2
Full Member
This looks normal to me my lady. It will be a little higher when the temperature warms up. How long have you had the car? I would say you have nothing to worry about. I am sure others will chime in.
#3
Junior Member
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Owned since Friday, traced a short to a shotty security system install job and finally it doesn't drain the battery over night because when I parked it and went out to start it it was dead. I confirmed there was current draw when the car was off so I started digging and found what you see. The goal is to bring it back to normal before going crazy with modifications.
#5
Senior Member
Owned since Friday, traced a short to a shotty security system install job and finally it doesn't drain the battery over night because when I parked it and went out to start it it was dead. I confirmed there was current draw when the car was off so I started digging and found what you see. The goal is to bring it back to normal before going crazy with modifications.
The temp looks good but your volt meter is a little low (dont be alarmed or freak out), was this pic with the car running and what accessories did you have on if the car was running?
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#8
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Now lets see some pics of the car.
#9
Rotary Freak
Make sure to use an actual multimeter to check the voltage (use the cigarette socket), as the stock gauge is pretty old and not necessarily accurate. Mine reads just below 12V when actual voltage is 13.9, and 10V when actual voltage is 12.
#10
Senior Member
I said volt meter but I meant to say multimeter, I also like to check at idle and 2,000 rpm.
#11
Rotary Freak
Also that is a very good point, test at idle and with elevated engine speed.
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#12
Senior Member
I didnt take offense, no worries I noticed after you mentioned it, and you made a good point, so I wanted to make sure that she used the proper tools also.
#13
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Link to pictures
I know some we're asking about pictures, so instead of polluting this feed with non technical things, I posted the pics to the proper thread discussion area. https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generati.../#post12210232
Last edited by Princess_Jamie; 08-22-17 at 04:52 PM.