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Young_makaveli · 01-02-2014, 04:01 PM

Hi guys it's me again

Got a small question

So today I went to go pick up my girlfriend from work and my car is warmed up, the gauge is reading just a bit under the normal

So I park the car and let it idle so it can warm up more while I wait for my girl to come out

But then I notice the Guage gets lower ( first line after the c) instead of warmer

Is this normal?

As soon as my gf came out, I went to drive the car and let it warm up to normal temperature.

Now I'm inside the car and the reading stays at normal.
And now going lower

Thanks guys

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Xinshadow · 01-02-2014, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Young_makaveli

Hi guys it's me again

Got a small question

So today I went to go pick up my girlfriend from work and my car is warmed up, the gauge is reading just a bit under the normal

So I park the car and let it idle so it can warm up more while I wait for my girl to come out

But then I notice the Guage gets lower ( first line after the c) instead of warmer

Is this normal?

As soon as my gf came out, I went to drive the car and let it warm up to normal temperature.

Now I'm inside the car and the reading stays at normal.
And now going lower

Thanks guys

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Totally normal. Mine does the same thing, particularly when it's below freezing outside. The reason is because the engine really isn't at normal operating temp unless it's under load (IE when your driving) so the temp can drop back down a bit when it's just idling.

Factory temp gauges are terribly inaccurate anyways, so it's nothing to worry about.

Young_makaveli · 01-02-2014, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Xinshadow

Totally normal. Mine does the same thing, particularly when it's below freezing outside. The reason is because the engine really isn't at normal operating temp unless it's under load (IE when your driving) so the temp can drop back down a bit when it's just idling.

Factory temp gauges are terribly inaccurate anyways, so it's nothing to worry about.

Ah ok thanks A lot for the explanation man

Appreciate it, glad that it's normal

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humfrz · 01-03-2014, 01:19 AM

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Ah ok thanks A lot for the explanation man

Appreciate it, glad that it's normal

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DANG, @Young_makaveli ...... you're ah gonna drive yourself crazy if you keep noticing all those little things ....

Your car will normally "throw you a code" if it's ah ailing ....

I suggest you pay more attention to your girlfriend .... she is more fragile than your car.....

humfrz

Apoc · 01-03-2014, 01:48 AM

I noticed my gas gauge goes down when I drive. Is this normal too?

Young_makaveli · 01-03-2014, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

I noticed my gas gauge goes down when I drive. Is this normal too?

I notice you are being sarcastic

Is that normal too?

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Apoc · 01-03-2014, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Young_makaveli

I notice you are being sarcastic

Is that normal too?

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Sadly yes. Sometimes it's the only fun I have.

Young_makaveli · 01-03-2014, 03:56 PM

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Sadly yes. Sometimes it's the only fun I have.

Lol all good

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toeout · 01-03-2014, 05:08 PM

Thermostat should keep the temp in the normal range after the initial warm up. If it's cold outside it regulates the amount of coolant that's being circulated through radiator. So unless it's so cold outside that the engine can't get up to the working temperature with fully closed thermostat, it seems that the thermostat is not working correctly.

With the car being so new though, that seems very unlikely, so I'm not sure what it could be.

Young_makaveli · 01-03-2014, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by toeout

Thermostat should keep the temp in the normal range after the initial warm up. If it's cold outside it regulates the amount of coolant that's being circulated through radiator. So unless it's so cold outside that the engine can't get up to the working temperature with fully closed thermostat, it seems that the thermostat is not working correctly.

With the car being so new though, that seems very unlikely, so I'm not sure what it could be.

Well I did not let the car warm up all the way and it was very cold yesterday (-27 degrees Celsius )

But after I drove for a bit and let the car warm up,it didn't do the problem again

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toeout · 01-03-2014, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Young_makaveli

(-27 degrees Celsius )

Christ. That is cold

Young_makaveli · 01-03-2014, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Young_makaveli

(-27 degrees Celsius ) [\ QUOTE]

Christ. That is cold

That's Canada for you lol

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01-02-2014, 04:01 PM	#1
Young_makaveli Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 2013 frs Location: Montreal Posts: 712 Thanks: 181 Thanked 88 Times in 77 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Frs temperature gauge question Hi guys it's me again Got a small question So today I went to go pick up my girlfriend from work and my car is warmed up, the gauge is reading just a bit under the normal So I park the car and let it idle so it can warm up more while I wait for my girl to come out But then I notice the Guage gets lower ( first line after the c) instead of warmer Is this normal? As soon as my gf came out, I went to drive the car and let it warm up to normal temperature. Now I'm inside the car and the reading stays at normal. And now going lower Thanks guys Sent from my SM-N900W8 using Tapatalk

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toeout Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 289 Thanks: 106 Thanked 172 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thermostat should keep the temp in the normal range after the initial warm up. If it's cold outside it regulates the amount of coolant that's being circulated through radiator. So unless it's so cold outside that the engine can't get up to the working temperature with fully closed thermostat, it seems that the thermostat is not working correctly. With the car being so new though, that seems very unlikely, so I'm not sure what it could be.

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