camdawgs Member 49 Member For: 13y 7d Posted 29/06/12 10:47 PM Share Posted 29/06/12 10:47 PM Wasnt sure where to put this as I dont know exactly what the problem is atm.last week I took my car to a new car wash...the wash itself was excellent!!!!but to the points, they had some kind of mat thingy on the ground that was raised off the ground...maybe to do with water drainage??and as I entered/exited the car wash the underbody of my car scraped on it pretty badly the whole way through.Now since that day approx 1 week ago my car was been running slightly warmer than usual. Usual my car sits about 5MM to the left of the middle line on the temp meter...lower on colder nights.Since this incident my car has consistenly been building up to smack bang in the centre of the temp gauge, causing the fans to activate. I have noticed that the more throttle I give the car the temp goes back down to normal.Now their has been no real issue with this temp rise but its definetly odd and unwelcoming!!!!*To take note...I changed the engine oil roughly ever 5000-7500 KM and at the last change did the coolant. We replaced a house that went just off the heat exchanger into the intercooler..I think, cant members as it split and pissed it all out!!! was running fine prior to this fix..also serviced the trans approx 10000 km ago, full flush and replaced plastic pan with steel.Now before I put my car over the pits on Monday just wondering what everyones thoughts on what the issue could be and if it could be a major issue ( any issue is a major issue for my baby!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Donating Members 553 Member For: 15y 6m 3d Gender: Male Posted 29/06/12 11:00 PM Share Posted 29/06/12 11:00 PM Do you have the under tray fitted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riff Bronze Donating Members 670 Member For: 13y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 29/06/12 11:43 PM Share Posted 29/06/12 11:43 PM Mine runs between 1/4 and 1/2 all the time and seems to be fine. Is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 13y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 30/06/12 12:00 AM Share Posted 30/06/12 12:00 AM Def. needs a tune bud inc. inj., zorst, intake and fuel setup... that should make it run better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
601Turbz Member 111 Member For: 14y 2m 19d Gender: Male Posted 30/06/12 03:11 AM Share Posted 30/06/12 03:11 AM (edited) I think your best bet is to put it over the pit and have a decent look. Otherwise we're all just speculating about our individual operating temps. Might be something might be nothing :meeting:I flushed and changed my coolant last week and struggle to get my temp past the past 1/4 of the gauge. And that's sitting in traffic... Edited 30/06/12 03:11 AM by 601Turbz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camdawgs Member 49 Member For: 13y 7d Posted 07/07/12 05:03 AM Author Share Posted 07/07/12 05:03 AM put it over the pit found no extensive damage underneath and really couldnt find a problem...decided to replace the thermostat...its been 3 days since we done the changeover and the problem has been fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
601Turbz Member 111 Member For: 14y 2m 19d Gender: Male Posted 07/07/12 07:33 AM Share Posted 07/07/12 07:33 AM put it over the pit found no extensive damage underneath and really couldnt find a problem...decided to replace the thermostat...its been 3 days since we done the changeover and the problem has been fixed :sungum: Also Tectaloy 100 radiatory coolant is good sh#t for these cars.... That's what I used a very noticeable difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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