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After a cruise around the city (Ventura) I checked my temp gages & these are what read.
It seems a little high to me but I’m no expert. Anyone else get similar number from city driving?
I think that is high unless you are in a very hot region or stuck in traffic. 228 during normal driving around in city? I'd take a look at coolant level. Maybe test the coolant.
I think that is high unless you are in a very hot region or stuck in traffic. 228 during normal driving around in city? I'd take a look at coolant level. Maybe test the coolant.
I’ll check the coolant level tomorrow morning, I’d like to note that I’ve been driving with the paddles a lot recently to hear the rev matching downshifts. Also just installed a Pedal Commander and have had it set to Sport lvl 2 not sure if this has any effect on this.
1603224861]I think that is high unless you are in a very hot region or stuck in traffic. 228 during normal driving around in city? I'd take a look at coolant level. Maybe test the coolant.
. Look again. The 228 is oil temp not coolant. Oil temp is usually 15 to 20 degrees above coolant temp. Perfectly normal.
Last edited by 2008 Corvette; Mar 30, 2021 at 02:09 AM.
I drove in a couple of parades with my C6, and both the oil and coolant temp went higher than I was comfortable with. Once I left the parade and drove down the street towards home, everything dropped. it just needed air. BYW, I have since quit doing parades.
Spirited driving with paddles always raises temps because more often than not you are holding revs higher than the factory shift points. I think this is pretty normal. The only one that I would be a bit uncomfortable with would be the Trans Temp which would be easily solved with a cooler.
On a 60 degree day at 75mph on the freeway, I was seeing 225-230 on the oil temp guage in 2011 grand sport automatic.
Interesting, I’d imagine GM engineered these cars to withstand high temperatures but I’m concerned if it’ll lower the life expectancy of the engine/tranny.
Originally Posted by HYRYSC
Spirited driving with paddles always raises temps because more often than not you are holding revs higher than the factory shift points. I think this is pretty normal. The only one that I would be a bit uncomfortable with would be the Trans Temp which would be easily solved with a cooler.
Been doing a lot of spirited driving recently after installing the PC. I’m curious if the temp’s would drop if I were to leave it in D or S without activating the paddles, leaving the engine’s RPM’s in coast majority of the drive.
Also is it worth investing in a cooler for the tranny or will the car operate for just as long without it?
I think that is high unless you are in a very hot region or stuck in traffic. 228 during normal driving around in city? I'd take a look at coolant level. Maybe test the coolant.
J...228 was his oil temp. what coolant is he supposed to check for that???
His "coolant" temp was 217, which I still think is a bit high for driving in Ventura, unless he was in traffic some. But, it is not high enough to worry about.
J...228 was his oil temp. what coolant is he supposed to check for that???
His "coolant" temp was 217, which I still think is a bit high for driving in Ventura, unless he was in traffic some. But, it is not high enough to worry about.
Recently with everything opening back up in the county there’s been lots of traffic. Also I’ve been having fun listening the the downshifts on the back roads of Ventura. I’ll be leaving the car in S w/ OUT activating the paddles to see if temps will drop.
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Should I be concerned?
