Xantia Temps
Moderator: RichardW
Xantia Temps
My 1.9TD with heater matrix that was leaking (now forte stopleaked ) seems to have some funny ideas about temps. It usually sits at 70-75c when driving along at 30mph or sitting on the motorway at 70-80mph. This temp will rise 80c if it goes up a long hill or sits in traffic. If it sits in traffic a while the temp will rise up to 90c eventually. I thought the fans must be knackered cos they never seem to kick in. However, on a hot sunny evening last week I decided to leave it running on the drive and see what happened. Gradually the temp got higher and higher and eventually at maybe 95c the fans kicked in ( i always assumed the fans were knackered as they've never kicked in before to my knowledge!!). Anyway the point is that isn't 70-75c rather low for a warmed up car to be sitting at? The girlfriends Xsara sits at about 90C when warm!
Hardknott pass,is that the 1 with the pub at the top,or Wrynose which is more single track?Been up both when i had my new Rover 200 TD in `99.Flew up & down,lovely roads[}:)].Till i got stuck in the mud when we parked at the top[:I][:o)][:D]!Lovely views though.
Anyway,my Xantia runs at about 70-80 in normal driving.About 80-90 on the motorway depending on gradients/speed.Sitting in traffic,no more than about 90.When towing our caravan,anywhere between 80-105.Over about 95 ish or towing the fans are on all the time.
Sounds ok to me.[:)]
Anyway,my Xantia runs at about 70-80 in normal driving.About 80-90 on the motorway depending on gradients/speed.Sitting in traffic,no more than about 90.When towing our caravan,anywhere between 80-105.Over about 95 ish or towing the fans are on all the time.
Sounds ok to me.[:)]
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