Kevin ACR
Enthusiast
I thought some may be interested in what I got from the computer on coolant temperature versus the dash gage. I was in the process of clearing trouble codes with the DRB III and decided to check it out, just out of curiosity. I've wondered what my actual temps were, now I know. Probably similar car to car, who knows.
Couldn't figure out how to post the crude pic I made in word so start with:
the 3 hash marks on the dash gage with 190 below them. On my car during normal driving, idling, etc they read on the DRB as ... from left to right ...172-183-190. I did all of these a couple of times to see if the computer and dash gage were consistent to each other, and they were.
The hash mark half way between the center grouping and the red 250 mark read 212 and that's about as high as my car goes. On highway at the third mark in the center grouping, where mine always rides, I was getting between 188-191. All seems normal to me.
On shut down during the heat soak, the temp on the scan tool would rise to almost 219 but then the fan from Sean Roe would come on and once that happened the temp stayed well below 220. That fan device is a great concept, nice to see the heat pulled out of there.
Couldn't figure out how to post the crude pic I made in word so start with:
the 3 hash marks on the dash gage with 190 below them. On my car during normal driving, idling, etc they read on the DRB as ... from left to right ...172-183-190. I did all of these a couple of times to see if the computer and dash gage were consistent to each other, and they were.
The hash mark half way between the center grouping and the red 250 mark read 212 and that's about as high as my car goes. On highway at the third mark in the center grouping, where mine always rides, I was getting between 188-191. All seems normal to me.
On shut down during the heat soak, the temp on the scan tool would rise to almost 219 but then the fan from Sean Roe would come on and once that happened the temp stayed well below 220. That fan device is a great concept, nice to see the heat pulled out of there.