Hello all,
I bought my 93 Super Coupe about a month ago and I'm a bit curious about how it's acting. The car is very slow to come up to warm up. Often it will take 20-30 km to come up to temperature. Once it reaches normal I think it is running very warm. The needle seems to settle around 3/4 on the range. If stopped for more than 30 seconds the temperature rises noticeably. The radiator fan will kick in, and bring it down somewhat. It is doing this in temperatures barely above freezing. It hasn't overheated since I've owned it and the coolant is brand new. I am having to top up the coolant in the resivoir about every 100km, about a cupful. The car has 89,000 km and new upper and lower rad hoses.
Secondly the oil pressure gauge rests at about 3/4 all the time, still in the normal range, but higher than I'm used to on any other car. The oil is brand new Mobil 1 5W30. Aside from one very minor rear main seal leak, the engine is tight. I am not losing any oil.
Lastly there is a slight roughness to the idle when the car is up to temperature. It won't stall, but it is noticeable. I' not sure if this is related to the above.
Based on many of the threads on the forum, I know these cars have HG issues, but they don't seem to show these kinds of symptoms. Please let me know if you have any ideas.
I bought my 93 Super Coupe about a month ago and I'm a bit curious about how it's acting. The car is very slow to come up to warm up. Often it will take 20-30 km to come up to temperature. Once it reaches normal I think it is running very warm. The needle seems to settle around 3/4 on the range. If stopped for more than 30 seconds the temperature rises noticeably. The radiator fan will kick in, and bring it down somewhat. It is doing this in temperatures barely above freezing. It hasn't overheated since I've owned it and the coolant is brand new. I am having to top up the coolant in the resivoir about every 100km, about a cupful. The car has 89,000 km and new upper and lower rad hoses.
Secondly the oil pressure gauge rests at about 3/4 all the time, still in the normal range, but higher than I'm used to on any other car. The oil is brand new Mobil 1 5W30. Aside from one very minor rear main seal leak, the engine is tight. I am not losing any oil.
Lastly there is a slight roughness to the idle when the car is up to temperature. It won't stall, but it is noticeable. I' not sure if this is related to the above.
Based on many of the threads on the forum, I know these cars have HG issues, but they don't seem to show these kinds of symptoms. Please let me know if you have any ideas.