ryzer
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Temperature guages, on newer cars.
my mk4 golf has a temp gauge, and it doesnt move, at all, clearly it isnt exactly 80 or whatever the mid point is, so whats the point in there being a gauge at all?
rant over.
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Nic Barnes
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it will work. Reply over.
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adiohead
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quote:
Originally posted by ryzer
Temperature guages, on newer cars.
my mk4 golf has a temp gauge, and it doesnt move, at all, clearly it isnt exactly 80 or whatever the mid point is, so whats the point in there being a gauge at all?
rant over.
my mk4 golf's gauge has gone up in heavy traffic before.
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Nic Barnes
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its like saying why have a rev counter as you dont need one in any vehicle really.
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Jamal-Dupre
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It's like saying why have a speedo when clearly i don't give a shit what speed im going
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pow
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Lots of new cars done, my Alfa one goes up to 90 and just stays there 
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lostboy
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamal-Dupre
It's like saying why have a speedo when clearly i don't give a shit what speed im going
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mwg
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Well if the temperature were to start going off the scale you know there's a problem hopefully before its too late so I'd say its pretty handy.
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Neo
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I dont have one Just a warning light
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by ryzer
Temperature guages, on newer cars.
my mk4 golf has a temp gauge, and it doesnt move, at all, clearly it isnt exactly 80 or whatever the mid point is, so whats the point in there being a gauge at all?
rant over.
So if you are in traffic, the fans stop working and it starts over-heating you know about it and you can save the engine from destorying its self!
You also know when the engine is up to temperature and you can start giving it billy big balls..
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Nic Barnes
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fuck that. Smash it from cold it soon heats up.
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DaveyLC
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LOL 
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mwg
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Its only the temperature for the water though most of the time so even if the water temp is up the oil temp takes a bit longer.
Mine has a digital oil temp read out which is nice.
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noshua
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
quote:
Originally posted by ryzer
Temperature guages, on newer cars.
my mk4 golf has a temp gauge, and it doesnt move, at all, clearly it isnt exactly 80 or whatever the mid point is, so whats the point in there being a gauge at all?
rant over.
So if you are in traffic, the fans stop working and it starts over-heating you know about it and you can save the engine from destorying its self!
You also know when the engine is up to temperature and you can start giving it billy big balls..
But in this situation, the needle NEVER moves?
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
fuck that. Smash it from cold it soon heats up.
[Edited on 16-06-2010 by noshua]
[Edited on 16-06-2010 by noshua]
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Alex_Rally
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saves you pulling over every 5 mins getting out and lifting the bonnet and dipping your finger in the expansion tank and seeing if it burns u lol
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3CorsaMeal
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water temp or oil temp?
do your fans come on at the different preset temps?
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
fuck that. Smash it from cold it soon heats up.
I saw the start of 2F2F on TV last night.
Paul Walker has 4 minutes, he smashes it straight away. Therefore it should be done, its cool, and the kids love it.
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Ste
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My 206 GTi has water and oil temp and oil pressure and oil level gauges as standard.
Just depends how good your car is i guess 
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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sc0ott
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what will happen if your coolant started leaking heavy but you had no temp gauge.
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Scotty C
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I was under the impression Oil warms up quicker than water. That's what my teacher tells me at college anywho.
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Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste W
My 206 GTi has water and oil temp and oil pressure and oil level gauges as standard.
Just depends how good your car is i guess
or how little faith the manufacturer has in their product...
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
I was under the impression Oil warms up quicker than water. That's what my teacher tells me at college anywho.
I thought it was the other way around!
My Fiesta one was utterly pointless, it's just bars, then stops midway, it froze the pipes over winter and the warning light to turn the car off because it's dangerously hot came on, yet the temp gauge was still sat halfway, piece of shit
[Edited on 16-06-2010 by Graham88]
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Nic Barnes
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as soon as the starter disengages the teeth on the flywheel. pop it off faders for about a minute. will be warm enough to smash about then.
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ed
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So that when you're driving in the cold with the heating on you can see the needle go down as the heater cools the water too much 
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antnee
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Im sure I remember reading that on modern VW's (may apply to others), that the water temp will sit at 90 even though it could be like 85 or 95, it will only move when there is an extreme.
I have oil temp gauge too, usually try to let oil get upto temp before I give it the beans. Its surprising how long it can take for the oil to heat up, I've done a steady 10miles before its upto temp
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