[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] RE: Oil temp in A4Q
The nonlinear gas gauge is nothing new to me. Both the 200 and our Acura does it. Pretty annoying if you ask me, but you get used to it. As far as the oil temperature goes, I'd really like to find out what that 2nd hash mark really is. As mentioned before on the list, the first mark is labelled 30, then an unlabelled mark, 130, another unlabelled mark and then 160 (I think). The 2nd mark (no label) is probably right around 100 celcius (212F)... I get close enough to that often enough not to worry then. Thanks. - peter, peterhe@microsoft.com >Original Message----- From: dan_masi@MENTORG.COM [SMTP:dan_masi@MENTORG.COM] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 1996 12:28 PM To: 'quattro@coimbra.ans.net' Subject: Re: Oil temp in A4Q On Aug 1, 11:00am, Peter Henriksen wrote: > Subject: RE: Oil temp in A4Q > So my 200 never gets above around 70 or so celcius in normal daily > driving. On the highway I get to just above the next mark > (no label). > > Should I be worried that it's not running hot enough? Depends on what the "next mark" really is, and how often you reach it. It's probably a good idea to get the oil up to 100C at least once every week or two, IMO. Here's some more info on what my A4 does: Oil temp: gets up to 225F and sticks there; have seen it at about 240F while working reasonably hard. Water temp stays dead-center on the central hash mark like it's glued there... anyone know how this gauge is calibrated? Oh, and alternator is usually just a hair above 14V. And I've just realized that the gas gauge is pretty nonlinear... I'm currently showing just ever so slightly more than 1/2 tank, with 210 miles on this tank. I let the gauge get pretty far down before refueling, and I promise you that this car would *not* got 420+ miles on a tanks! (At least, not yet... still loosening up). Dan Masi '96 A4Q
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