It's supposed to run between 85 and 95C....ours stays pegged at 90C through thick and thin....we've encountered 110F outside temps for days on end, and the gauge never budges once it's warmed up. Relax, everything's fine.
It's supposed to run between 85 and 95C....ours stays pegged at 90C through thick and thin....we've encountered 110F outside temps for days on end, and the gauge never budges once it's warmed up. Relax, everything's fine.
From what I've read (not from experience), modern cars' temperature gauges indicate it's normal running temperature for all temperatures between 60 - 110 degrees celcius, i.e. it will indicate 90 for all the aforementioned temperatures. So, your car may indicate 90 when it's actually running at 100 degrees (surely you would've noticed the fans kicking in?).
Personally, I think I would prefer the old-style gauge that shows how the temperature fluctuates.
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that would make no sense. You are saying that the gauge is marked improperly, and that 90 is really up to 100, and 100 is really 110?
No, that's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that the temperature gauge will indicate it's normal running temperature, e.g. 85 degrees celcius with ALL temperatures between 60 and 110 degrees. Only below 60 and above 110 will the needle deviate from 85.
I may be wrong, but I'm aware of quite a few modern cars (don't know about the W204) that operate on this principle.
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