Did somebody know at what temperature the thermostat is oppening? On my Kappa 2,4 td on thermostat housing is speciffy 70 degrees Celsius.as far y know the temperature should be 80 degrees or more.Thank to take in consideration my message.
Tony
2,4 td thermostat
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Adrian
Re: 2,4 td thermostat
Same on my 2.0 20v (114 kW) - the engine temperature sits constantly at 70C. Not that I would mind too much - at least in my business, the cooler, the better.
Maybe someone with more experience might shed some light - any risk in running with an engine which sits permanently at 70C?
Maybe someone with more experience might shed some light - any risk in running with an engine which sits permanently at 70C?
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Corrado-Roma
Re: 2,4 td thermostat
Hey guys, for my Kappa 2.0 Turbo it is exactly the same, when running on the highway temperature drops to about 70 degrees. Only in town or in traffic jam it rises to 92 where the fan cuts in and drops it to 88 etc. This was similar with my 2.4 IE. Nothing to worry about if you ask me, you should get worried when it rises to 100 !!!
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Adrian
Re: 2,4 td thermostat
Lol, before I changed the temperature sensor and the thermostat, it used to warm up to 110 C before the fan would cut in an drop it to 90 C. One day, the temperature gauge just went nuts, going back and forth from MIN to MAX - so I freaked out, fearing a failed head gasket or something similar. Changing the above parts solved both problems (overheating and crazy gauge).
Even funnier, one week after taking it back from the mechanic, I was so surprised by the permanent 70C mark, that I sat idling in the lot for 20 minutes, until the temperature reached 90something degrees - see, I was afraid the mechanic did something and rigged the sensor to only show 50-70 degrees at all times.
Even funnier, one week after taking it back from the mechanic, I was so surprised by the permanent 70C mark, that I sat idling in the lot for 20 minutes, until the temperature reached 90something degrees - see, I was afraid the mechanic did something and rigged the sensor to only show 50-70 degrees at all times.
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Duarte
Re: 2,4 td thermostat
For what I know, a gasoline engine should work with the cooling water arround 90º C. No more and no less. And to keep the temperature arround this level, there's two main systems or devices. The so called "thermostat" is responsible to not leting the water get to cold, by stoping the water to circulate, and on the other hand, there's an electric switch sensitive to temperature, witch will activate the fan in case the water temperature starts to rise above the normal level. Between these two systems working all the time, the water temp should stay arround 90ºC. This may varie from car to car becouse of the sensor location and other minor factors.
Almost everybody knows that you'll get throuble if the water temperature gets to high. And some people thinks that its OK if the temperature gets low, and that's wrong because, if the engine cools down from it's "normal" temnperature, so will the engine oil and if the engine oil is not working at the correct temperature, it will not lubrificate with the same eficiency and that means more wear on the engine parts. This is the reason why you should not push your engine right after starting it when its cold - oil is not hot enought.
Diesel engines can not be much diferent. The same pricipals are involved but I'm not sure about the value 90ºC
Hope this gives some lights on the matter.
Almost everybody knows that you'll get throuble if the water temperature gets to high. And some people thinks that its OK if the temperature gets low, and that's wrong because, if the engine cools down from it's "normal" temnperature, so will the engine oil and if the engine oil is not working at the correct temperature, it will not lubrificate with the same eficiency and that means more wear on the engine parts. This is the reason why you should not push your engine right after starting it when its cold - oil is not hot enought.
Diesel engines can not be much diferent. The same pricipals are involved but I'm not sure about the value 90ºC
Hope this gives some lights on the matter.