Cheesy411 Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Alright well yesterday me and my friends were taking pics of our cars. And when i got back in the car the temp guage was reading 200 degrees its never been that high. also the fans arent kicking in. its not getting to the point were the car is dangersouly hot. when im driving the car it goes back down to 175. maybee this is normal but i feel better when my car is running at 175. Can anyone help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godofthunder Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 first...delete some of your posts! i have no clue where the temp markers are...Olds didnt have them with the 3.1s, like the GPs did i think. But, i can tell you....mine gets slightly above the top line when one fan kicks in. Anyone know what starts the other? I also read that the fans can run to cool the car while its off too jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesy411 Posted February 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 lol sorry bout the post's the computers are slow at my school. and when i hit submit it didnt work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutsup1996 Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 turning on the ac or when the temp reaches 210 the secondary fan turns on, I believe it is 210 whoever knows for a fact feel free to chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scannerman Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 really 200 is nothing to worry about since your not moving. But yea 210 is when the fan should come on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS91Z34 Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 The fans should come on at 230, not 210. One fan will come on when the A/C is turned on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutsup1996 Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 they both don't wait till 230 to come on, the primary will come on before that, the secondary also comes on when the ac is turned one, primary on left secondary on right, sitting inside car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS91Z34 Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 yeah they do! those fans will not come on before 230 unless the A/C is on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS91Z34 Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 or if you have a bad temp sensor or wiring to the sensor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goph Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 my car always run at 200 and some time it go higher, i don't get worry tell it get close to 260 then i keep looking at it about every 5 sec. my car over heated to many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topless94style Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 My car usually runs at 200, but it probably heated up because there was less air moving through you bay while the car was sitting there. My fan turns on before 230, the other with the AC or whatever temp it supposed to kick in at. They do stay on when the car shuts off too sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS91Z34 Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Are you all going by the guage or what the ecm is actually seeing? The guage can be wrong and often is. Hookup a scantool if you have access to one, and record the temp at which the fan comes on. Just remember to have the A/C off when you do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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