temp reading problem (normal/abnormal)

**glenngj** · December 11th, 2007 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by 4JGtootsie

Nakakabit pa ba thermostat ng corolla? Pag wala na kasi magiging eratic na reading due to rapid air and water flow.

ah ganun ba, nakakabit pa naman kasi dati problem din sa corolla ko nag overheat din sya, at nabasa naman ng thermostat ko.. sa ngayon ginawa ko direkta na yung fan nya kasi may prob na yung sensor. ngayon wala ng overheat, pag na stock ako sa trapik naka firm lng sya sa gitna, pero pag sa highway bumababa ang reading ng temp ko..

**mbeige** · December 11th, 2007 12:10 PM

When you went up to Baguio, the engine temp can rise and it should because you're forcing the engine to work more. As long as it goes back to its original normal reading, you should be fine. Otherwise, there's something wrong. Do you recall what the Corolla's temp reading was prior to the trip to Baguio? When you had the radiator overhauled, do you know if they removed the thermostat? It's a common misconception that removing the thermostat is better but if you search the archives here you'll find out that the thermostat is crucial in maintaining optimal engine temperature to provide you with the most efficient performance that is also flexible enough when encountering hill climbs like that or stop and go traffic.

**wrcastro_ph** · December 11th, 2007 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by speedyfix

that's the correct position for the temp gauge to be at. just slightly above the squigly line.

Speedyfix is correct. Temp gauge is always slightly above the line.

*glenngj, bago lang ba sayo yung EK mo? Normal talaga sa EK yan, pag umakyat pa dyan yan sa level na yan ay may problem na yan. Pero maski malamig ang panahon ay di talaga bumababa yan pero kahit naman at hi-speed ang takbo mo ay di rin dapat aakyat yan.

**Howard Roark** · December 12th, 2007 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by glenngj

ah ganun ba, nakakabit pa naman kasi dati problem din sa corolla ko nag overheat din sya, at nabasa naman ng thermostat ko.. sa ngayon ginawa ko direkta na yung fan nya kasi may prob na yung sensor. ngayon wala ng overheat, pag na stock ako sa trapik naka firm lng sya sa gitna, pero pag sa highway bumababa ang reading ng temp ko..

you might want to check this thread...

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...perature+level

Same yata ang situation nyo ni IIE on your corolla.

OT: I know some mekaniko who remove the thermostat from the engines... nasusurpress daw nito ang flow ng tubig from the radiator, causing overheat especially on old engines. Ganito kasi ginawa sa mga luma namin na sasakyan with 12r, c240, 18r, saturn and 4k engines.

**glenngj** · December 12th, 2007 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by Howard Roark

you might want to check this thread...

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...perature+level

Same yata ang situation nyo ni IIE on your corolla.

OT: I know some mekaniko who remove the thermostat from the engines... nasusurpress daw nito ang flow ng tubig from the radiator, causing overheat especially on old engines. Ganito kasi ginawa sa mga luma namin na sasakyan with 12r, c240, 18r, saturn and 4k engines.

thanks sir howard, i just finished reading the thread, medyo parehas kame ni IIE pero sakin naman 1/4 ang reading ng temp ko if im running in the expressway(slex/nlex) but if i stuck in trapik nasa gitna lang sya. i have no problem about my corolla importante hindi na ako nag ooverheat unlike before. my main concern here was my civic, medyo alanganin ako kasi muntik na ko mag overheat nung galing ako ng baguio pabalik sa manila.. so, nagpa overhaul na ako ng radiator as per advised ng mekaniko, ng makita nila na wala naman prob sa water pump ko. ngayon under observation pa din kasi di pa ulit ako tumatakbo sa malalayo, puro city driving lang ako ngayon.. napansin ko lang mataas ng isang guhit yung temp reading sa civic ko and naka firm lang sya dun. kaya di ko alam kung normal lang ba ito or not. as per our fellow tsikoteers normal daw, pero monitor ko pa din pag tumakbo ulit ako ng malayo..

**glenngj** · December 12th, 2007 12:36 PM

in case tumaas ulit yung reading ng temp ko until 3/4 or lampas pa, ano kaya pwede maging dahilan pa? pwede ba maging dahilan ay yung pagpapatakbo ko ng 100kph-130kph? kung tawagin nahahapo yung makina ko.. before kasi nung papunta ko ng baguio ang takbo ko lang is 80-100kph kaya wala ako naging problem hanggang sa makarating ako. tapos nung pabalik na ako ng manila syempre nagmamadali din ako pauwi kaya hinataw ko ng hanggang 130kph ayun na muntik na ko mag overheat umabot ang reading sa 3/4. kaya ng slow down ako ng 60-80kph hangang sa ma reach nya yung gitna at nagpark na lang muna ako sa gasoline station para makapagpahinga yung engine ko.. ano pa ba pwede ko ipagawa bukod dun sa radiator? kelangan ko ba magpalit ng thermostat? ok lang ba na pinapa overhaul yung radiator or kelangan ko na palitan ng bago? thanks sir/mam sa mga tulong..

**glenngj** · December 12th, 2007 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by wrcastro_ph

Speedyfix is correct. Temp gauge is always slightly above the line.

*glenngj, bago lang ba sayo yung EK mo? Normal talaga sa EK yan, pag umakyat pa dyan yan sa level na yan ay may problem na yan. Pero maski malamig ang panahon ay di talaga bumababa yan pero kahit naman at hi-speed ang takbo mo ay di rin dapat aakyat yan.

dun nga ako nagtataka pag hinahataw ko na umaakyat sya. ok naman pag hindi ko hinahataw, pero monitor ko pa din city driving pa lang kasi ako ngayon.

**raine** · December 12th, 2007 12:55 PM

sa EK sa temp gauge meron nakadrawing na termometer at sa babang termo na ito merong guhit dapat yung temp needle mo just slightly above lang nito constant lang siya during highway,city,uphill,downhill driving pero pag tumaas ng kaunti pa check mo na: rad fan, thermostat, radiator.

**glenngj** · December 14th, 2007 12:23 AM

what is EK means? i know pag sinabi mo na ek it is 96-99 model, pag EG naman eto yung mga hatchback 91-94model.. correct me guys if im wrong, for curiosity reason lang po.. ano naman tawag sa 2000-up? vtec3, ek9, ek3..

**wiper** · December 14th, 2007 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by glenngj

Mga sir/mam, normal ba sa car ko (honda civic) na lampas ng isang guhit dun sa gitna ng temp at hindi sya bumababa, kahit na tumatakbo ako sa expressway for example sa slex or nlex. Sa corolla ko kasi pag tumakbo ako ng highway bumababa ang temp ko. bagong overhaul ang radiator ko, gumagana naman ang radiator at condenser fan ko. please help me guys.. thank you!!

your temperature gauge will remain constant when it reaches the normal temperature. If it rises when in highway like nlex, something might be wrong with your clutch fan that is the silicone oil is not enought or dried out. What you need to do is filled your clutch fan with one or two tubes of silicone oil. You can check ur clutch fan by rotating it if it offer some resistance or rotating freely. If it rotates freely that means you lack silicone oil.
especially when traveling in highway when the clutch fan lack silicone oil it will just rotate because of the strong wind and not functioning as it used to be to blow the cool air into radiator fins.