Wanted to check w/ guys and gals who live in desert climates what is the highest "normal" temp you've seen on your Gen3 V8's? I'm assuming you have an OBDII scan gauge to get a numerical readout (like Scanguage). I was told that if temps reach 230 things start to fail. Not sure if that is entirely correct.
What is "normal" Gen 3 high temp? - using OBDII gauge getting 220 - 222
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99sho-time
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Anything over 215 is starting to get too hot imo. You should about around 200 with this car give or take fans on and off.
gamefanatic
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My cooling systems (2 cars) struggle here in the high desert. Summers especially with high humidity makes things worse. Last summer things hit 122°F and averaged about 110-115°F, coupled with a 40-50% humidity as it sucked it out of the depths of the ground. My cars struggled when going up hills, had to turn the A/C off sometimes.
Normal coolant should be below 208°F. If your car is able to maintain below 217°F and you can keep the A/C on your doing good. When ambient temps get below 105°F things become much more manageable.
Normal coolant should be below 208°F. If your car is able to maintain below 217°F and you can keep the A/C on your doing good. When ambient temps get below 105°F things become much more manageable.
