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smiler
27-08-2003, 19:40
Hello out their

when im croozin around my engine temp sits at about 90-92 deg but when i put my foot down it goes 95+ and the fan doesnt kick in till 100 on the temp guage which scares me a little cos it doesnt burn oil or water

i have a diesel MkIII TDS and wondering if this is a bit warm

Cheers if you can help??????

ade
27-08-2003, 20:20
hi i drive a mk3 td isuzu engine with a brand new radiator and the gooling system is recently flushed out, my car runs that hot usually but hasnt missed a beat in 130,000 miles but it gets serviced every 5000 miles and has never let me down

Nrj
27-08-2003, 20:36
Diesels run hotter than petrols don't worry

smiler
28-08-2003, 17:55
cheers

just had to ask
was starting to get worried over nothing

Simon-DTi
28-08-2003, 22:17
My old (R reg) TDS used to get quite hot.

Till the fan kicked in.

As long as it does not go above 100 you are ok