Getting hot and bothered
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Getting hot and bothered
Have a 06, A6, CAI, Corsa, stock thermostat, approx 10K, all pretty stand stuff, but the car is now running hot. Out with it the other day - approx 68-70 degree weather and anytime I stop in traffic, lights etc. the temp would go up to 220+. Moving, the temp would come down, but not a long way - 10 degrees +-. Not good. All fluids are up, so nothing is low.
Question, could the fan be giving a problem? Anybody else have a heat problem with their car?
Question, could the fan be giving a problem? Anybody else have a heat problem with their car?
Racer
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From: Wheatley Ontario
Have a 06, A6, CAI, Corsa, stock thermostat, approx 10K, all pretty stand stuff, but the car is now running hot. Out with it the other day - approx 68-70 degree weather and anytime I stop in traffic, lights etc. the temp would go up to 220+. Moving, the temp would come down, but not a long way - 10 degrees +-. Not good. All fluids are up, so nothing is low.
Question, could the fan be giving a problem? Anybody else have a heat problem with their car?
Question, could the fan be giving a problem? Anybody else have a heat problem with their car?
Le Mans Master
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Have a 06, A6, CAI, Corsa, stock thermostat, approx 10K, all pretty stand stuff, but the car is now running hot. Out with it the other day - approx 68-70 degree weather and anytime I stop in traffic, lights etc. the temp would go up to 220+. Moving, the temp would come down, but not a long way - 10 degrees +-. Not good. All fluids are up, so nothing is low.
Question, could the fan be giving a problem? Anybody else have a heat problem with their car?
Question, could the fan be giving a problem? Anybody else have a heat problem with their car?
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From: Tucson Arizona
210 in normal street driving when its 70 outside seems high to me. I'd have the system checked.
Tucson isn't as hot as Phoenix but come September I'm sick of the heat! Look on the bright side...when so many Corvette owners are mothballing their car for the long, cold winter we're cruising with the top down.
Tucson isn't as hot as Phoenix but come September I'm sick of the heat! Look on the bright side...when so many Corvette owners are mothballing their car for the long, cold winter we're cruising with the top down.
Safety Car
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From: Northeast MA & Mad Beach FL
when 95 degrees out, "stuck" in traffic, mine will hit 220, but cool right down once moving.Usually runs 195 - 210 depending on weather temperature and traffic.
09, A6 with 7500 miles and has done it since new
Le Mans Master
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From: The Beautiful Inland Empire WA.
Your car is just fine at those temps....but the Corvette is a bottom breather and is known to vacuum up things on the road under the front bumper (plastic bags are the worst).
If you are seeing a sudden increase in the normal temps, check underneath the car in front of the radiator for bags, leaves and other misc "stuff"...........I was amazed at one point of all the crud I pulled out from there on my C5!
If you are seeing a sudden increase in the normal temps, check underneath the car in front of the radiator for bags, leaves and other misc "stuff"...........I was amazed at one point of all the crud I pulled out from there on my C5!
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Your car is just fine at those temps....but the Corvette is a bottom breather and is known to vacuum up things on the road under the front bumper (plastic bags are the worst).
If you are seeing a sudden increase in the normal temps, check underneath the car in front of the radiator for bags, leaves and other misc "stuff"...........I was amazed at one point of all the crud I pulled out from there on my C5!
If you are seeing a sudden increase in the normal temps, check underneath the car in front of the radiator for bags, leaves and other misc "stuff"...........I was amazed at one point of all the crud I pulled out from there on my C5!
Its a little hot but not dangerous...I'll bet something is blocking a little of the airflow.
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"In honor of jpee"
a knowledgeable Corvette tech, when the car is on a lift, will use gentle air pressure to clean out leaves, dust, dirt by reverse blowing the radiator/coolers. even the seeming "clean" ones, blow out junk---I'd agree with ccl and c6nr.
and your temps are ok.
and your temps are ok.
Melting Slicks
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From: Upstate New York
I was going to say the same thing - we never worried about stuff like this back in the day of 'idiot lights', or the small instrument temp gauges that were probably accurate +/- 40 degrees...now we have this digital stuff reading out single degree changes, it's
Just turn the DIC readings off - if things get dangerously hot the car will tell you.
Last edited by LMB-C6; Sep 7, 2010 at 12:11 AM.
Burning Brakes
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In 68 degree weather, did you have the air conditioner turned off?
If our Corvette operate like Cadillacs, when th AC is off, the computer will let the temp go up to about 220 degrees before turning the fan on. If the AC is on, the fan runs all the time.
Can someone with a service manual look this up and see what it says about how the fans run with the AC off?
If our Corvette operate like Cadillacs, when th AC is off, the computer will let the temp go up to about 220 degrees before turning the fan on. If the AC is on, the fan runs all the time.
Can someone with a service manual look this up and see what it says about how the fans run with the AC off?
