High temp reading

[rsmitchell10]

Not too good at the search feature so thought I'd just ask. Took my 98 GTS out for the first time in awhile and after driving for about 15 mins I noticed the temp light was on and then saw my temp gauge at 250 while I was sitting at a light. I got on the highway at that point and as I got to speed the temp finally dropped to around 190. But everytime I came to a stop it would rapidly shoot back up to 250 and the light would come on. Any suggestions as to what my issue could be? Thanks for the help.

 

[ViperTony]

This sounds similar the problem I had when my water pump failed. Not sure if this is the issue for you. Does your fan turn on at all?

 

[rsmitchell10]

Can't really tell if the fan comes on or not...if I had to guess based on the drive I'm not sure it did. When I got home I let it idle for a bit so I could check for any leaks and I don't recall hearing the fan.

 

[RobZilla]

Search feature: Specific words combined yield the best results. Try fan, heat, cooling, temp.

As for the problem, start it and let it idle for a lil bit. Open the hood and get out of the car OMG!!! See if the fan is kicking on. Start with a coolant flush if the fan comes on. Often after storing for a while the temp changes can increase the possibility of air in the line.

After that I would check the larger causes like water pump.

 

[Neil - UK]

had the same issues, with the water pump failure in my GTS

 

[plumcrazy]

first check the coolant level then make sure there is no air in the lines.

then learn to use the search feature

 

[Roy]

Sounds like the pump to me, if it goes up this high than the water is not flowing at all, with air it is less worse I think.

 

[plumcrazy]

PS, if you see posts from dave666 on this subject. he is the expert

some searches for ya:
http://forums.viperclub.org/search.php?searchid=1341955
http://forums.viperclub.org/search.php?searchid=1341947
http://forums.viperclub.org/search.php?searchid=1341942

 

[99 R/T 10]

Sounds like a water pump, but check your relays to see if the fan is coming on.