Belldarr Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 Hi - my V6 Galaxy seems to run quite hot - we have had it 3 years now but it doesn't do a lot of miles - maybe 4000 a year as it's the wife's run around, it gets serviced once a year at my local garage and they haven't advised any issues but when I drove it last week the temperature guage went over the halfway mark to almost 2/3rds up and I wasn't sitting in traffic or driving slowly, another thing I noticed is that the fans cut in almost as soon as the car is started, for instance I can start the car while waiting on the kids getting seated and getting seat belts on then I hear the fans start up then run for 30 seconds then back off again...... Any ideas would be welcomed as I am off to Cornwall in it next month so want it running as it should be for that trip. Regards Darren Quote
mike634949 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 Not an answer to your question - but it may help to know that you can keep the fans running constantly by having the air-con switched on. Others here will tell you that that anything below the red is okay. I don't agree, since my 2.3 used to be 'rock steady' on the temp gauge - but now behaves like yours. I've changed both sensors & stat. No change - so maybe they're right after all ! An OBD2 code reader will tell you the temperature if you can access one. Mine max's at 96C before fans cut in...Mike Quote
Belldarr Posted May 13, 2009 Author Report Posted May 13, 2009 Not an answer to your question - but it may help to know that you can keep the fans running constantly by having the air-con switched on. Others here will tell you that that anything below the red is okay. I don't agree, since my 2.3 used to be 'rock steady' on the temp gauge - but now behaves like yours. I've changed both sensors & stat. No change - so maybe they're right after all ! An OBD2 code reader will tell you the temperature if you can access one. Mine max's at 96C before fans cut in...Mike Cheers Mike - I didn't know that about the air con - I will test that out and see if stops the fans starting up. I do get nervous when that quage starts to creep up... regards Darren Quote
sepulchrave Posted May 15, 2009 Report Posted May 15, 2009 (edited) I too was unhappy with the temperature of my VR6 so I fitted a Neuspeed thermostat, despite the groaning, howling and shrieking of various armchair theorists on here I have been delighted with the results, my guage rarely goes above halfway now and the car is noticeably more responsive and economical. Go figure. Edited May 15, 2009 by sepulchrave Quote
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