meyek3 Member 20 Member For: 21y 3m 15d Location: Adelaide Posted 13/07/06 05:07 PM Share Posted 13/07/06 05:07 PM G'day everyone, recently in the cold weather that we have been having I have noticed that my XR6T is idling higher then usual (950 or so revs in neutral and 800 roughly in drive). Also the temperature guage is often under 1/4 even after driving for hours. I think the car has been going through a fair bit more fuel then usual lately aswell. Just wondering if maybe the engine isnt getting hot enough and therefore the "Engine Computer Choke" so to speak is still on???On the highway the instant fuel consumption reading is rarely under 10L/100km's and is often in the 11's.Any ideas???Cheers JeroGTech tested 14.12 @ 103.9mph over the 1/4 with 2 people in the car... Not bad for an "untouched" XR6T I would think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 2m 21d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 14/07/06 12:05 AM Share Posted 14/07/06 12:05 AM It should warm up more than that, it isnt THAT cold in Adelaide. I would have a look at the cooling system perhaps? Maybe the thermostat is opening too early. On cold mornings my engine warms up to half way between 1/4 and 1/2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 7m 25d Posted 14/07/06 12:11 AM Share Posted 14/07/06 12:11 AM yeh sounds like that the thermostat is opening to early and not allowing your ecu to get out of cold start enrichment, hence the high idle and the higher fuel consumption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revved Member 59 Member For: 18y 4m 15d Posted 14/07/06 12:40 PM Share Posted 14/07/06 12:40 PM It gets into temps of under 0 where I am and I have never really seen my temp gague any where but where it always is, which is just over 1/3.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangm001 Member 307 Member For: 18y 11m 9d Posted 14/07/06 12:56 PM Share Posted 14/07/06 12:56 PM When the temp is below 8-10 degrees (usually nights), My guage sits on exactly 1/4 in the F6. It isnt untill u push a little that it goes slightly higher (1/3) then comes back to 1/4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PepeLePew Uncle Bulgaria was gender challenged Member 208 Member For: 20y 6m 26d Gender: Male Location: Gawler Posted 14/07/06 01:00 PM Share Posted 14/07/06 01:00 PM G'day everyone, recently in the cold weather that we have been having I have noticed that my XR6T is idling higher then usual (950 or so revs in neutral and 800 roughly in drive). Also the temperature guage is often under 1/4 even after driving for hours. I think the car has been going through a fair bit more fuel then usual lately aswell. Just wondering if maybe the engine isnt getting hot enough and therefore the "Engine Computer Choke" so to speak is still on???On the highway the instant fuel consumption reading is rarely under 10L/100km's and is often in the 11's.Any ideas???Cheers JeroGTech tested 14.12 @ 103.9mph over the 1/4 with 2 people in the car... Not bad for an "untouched" XR6T I would think...←Hey mate, Im in the same weather and my cars exposed to the elements at night and parked outside all day...I dont have any of the same issues. Temp gauge is normal, economy is good. I'd be checkin it out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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