1.8T coolant temp ???
 

the guy i bought the ZT off had a load of work done at a rover specialist, head skim and gasket plus a refresh on the coolant system. its running at 80-85 degrees round town and on the motorway. creeps up to around 95 after idling for a while. seams a bit cool to me ? my last 1.8 sat around 90-95.
does the turbo run a bit cooler ? or have they fitted the wrong thermostat :shrug:

Yes running a bit cool,88-92 average.

yeah just what i thought. my last 1.8 ran cool till i fitted the right thermostat. ;)

My 1.8t runs at 90 ;)

Banana runs at 88-93 depending on the hills around here.

Does your 1.8T have a Pressure Relief Thermostat (PRT) Tony?

Simon

no mate, standard housing.

The reading is dependent the coolant temperature sensor and it's not unheard of for it to not be giving a correct reading.

If you have or can get hold of an original spare or replacement you could try it to see if that makes any difference;)

Russ

yeah possibly Russ, but i think its been fitted with the wrong temp thermostat :shrug: as I said my last 1.8 was the same till I fitted the right one and It then read 90-95c but as we are having an heatwave i think i'll leave it for now :D

You may be right about the thermostat Tony. If so, could this have been deliberate because the engine was overheating? :shrug:

A heatwave shouldn't make any difference to running temperature other than the engine reaching it in a shorter time. If it was my car I would be removing the thermostat and checking its operation in a pan of water with a thermometer in it. :D

Simon