Temperature on a Corolla Sportivoo.!

[Niickk]

Hey guys ive got a 03 corolla sportivo and jus got a quick question for the sportivo owner what does you temp. gauage read when the car is running..?

mine sits on half some times jus a tiny bit over..? any one else sit like that...?? my mates one sits exact on halff on his 04 corolla sportivo

just want to make sure my cars not going to blo up or something :) cheer guys

Niick

[kolourhero]

Mine's a 03' model as well and sits just above half way.

[Guni]

Mine's a 03' model as well and sits just above half way.

Same.

[Niickk]

ohh ok then fair enuff must be normal..

[the_random_hero]

ohh ok then fair enuff must be normal..

It is. Most cars will run around half of the temp gauge as it's where you get peak engine efficiency. You can slightly lower it with a colder thermostat, oil cooler, etc but it's not really advised on a road car as you will hurt fuel economy.

[whitestivo]

5 laps of a race track, five times in a day, and that temperature gauge still reads halfway.

I watch it like a hawk

whitestivo

[Blind Kid Seeks]

the digital Greddy meter has been handy.. Normal operating temp on My Stivo is 85 degrees. it will read Just under halfway, the cooling fan kicks in at 97 -98 degrees, and its Just (JUST!) over halfway.

[CHA54]

the stock water temp gauge is useless for the track, you can have a 20-30deg variation in temp and it hardly moves...

[whitestivo]

thanks for info cha54

suggestions for alternatives?

easy option easily removed preferred?

whitestivo

[123R-Prozak]

Mine sits on half, doesn't move no matter how hard I go with the car

[CHA54]

For the track I usually use a full sweep greddy stepper guage but that requires installation of a temp sender to the cooling system somewhere. Much easier to get an indication of temp at a glance with the full sweep guages and the 60mm warning guages have a user-definable warning light you can configure too.

A less intrusive option is the greddy digital infometer as BKS mentioned above.

[azzman372]

05 sportivo and mine sits just a little under half after driving for more than half an hour

[jaderd]

yeah mines always just slightly under half way 05 model

[JSTCHLN]

my car is damn HOT!! but she only sits just under half way.

Sorry couldnt help myself :P