With the stock fan setting...
Temperature question
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After you take off the intake (air bridge) and the radiator/condenser top support, you have about an inch of space to insert a water wand and spray out the condenser from the back side.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-cleaning.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-cleaning.html
Spent 2 hours working on the condenser fins. Then removed air filter and cover and flushed them out.
Will see if it runs cooler later today after it gets hot.
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my GS runs 192 degrees on the highway with air on and bumps up to 205-212 when sitting in traffic or working it hard. Oil temps always under 200 with coolers..... If running no air conditioning it takes awhile to get the fans to come on.....with the air the fans are always on after car hits operating temps.....
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After you take off the intake (air bridge) and the radiator/condenser top support, you have about an inch of space to insert a water wand and spray out the condenser from the back side.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-cleaning.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-cleaning.html
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On my commute home, I see a bit of stop and go and my temps are similar to yours, but with about 20 degrees higher ambient. My car is also an 07 A6 with about 112k miles on it. I see around 218 to 225 coolant temperatures, and 200 to 212 transmission temperatures. Everything is 100% stock, the coolant flush and transmission fluid change was done around 75k miles I believe. My cooling fan connector melted/failed so those are now hardwired.
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Thanks for all the input. Radiator cleaning next task.
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spot on with my car (which is exactly the same as yours)
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Yep sure enough it got sucked into the radiator blocking a good 1/4 of it.
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Only in cool temps or driving gently. Both our 2006 and now our 2009 (both A6) will show oil temps of 215-225 after a half hour of 70 mph on a 70's-80's summer day.
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