2G weird coolant temps

[Disturbance]

So I'm completely lost on what my true coolant temps are, I have link V3 and when the car is fully warm and even after making 3 hard pulls link is reading my coolant temps at 105 and no higher, now my stock temp gauge reads really high almost all the way on the "H" so I have no idea what my temp gauge really is. I have some dual fans that the previous owner hooked up to some thermostat thing and it has a fluidyne radiator. Anyone have any idea what's going on? And if it really is that low is that a bad thing to run he car that cool? Thank you for any help

 

[Rsawd95dsm]

If anything how do you know the gauge in the car is the right temp? Could be a faulty temp sensor. Do you have an aftermarket temp gauge in the car?

 

[Disturbance]

If anything how do you know the gauge in the car is the right temp? Could be a faulty temp sensor. Do you have an aftermarket temp gauge in the car?

I just installed a new temp gauge sender today for the stock gauge and it reads really high and link doesn't ever read over 105 degrees. So I don't know if my fans are kicking on too soon and it really isn't getting hotter than that or not.

 

[Rsawd95dsm]

When the car is running the fans wont get the motor temp down to 105F. Unless it about 0 degrees (which I doubt) where you are. Wont hurt to get an aftermarket gauge on there and really find out what's going on. And I've never messed with the coolant aspect of link but did you maybe buy the link used for Canada? Because if link says its 105C, that would be around 221F.

 

[Disturbance]

When the car is running the fans wont get the motor temp down to 105F. Unless it about 0 degrees (which I doubt) where you are. Wont hurt to get an aftermarket gauge on there and really find out what's going on. And I've never messed with the coolant aspect of link but did you maybe buy the link used for Canada? Because if link says its 105C, that would be around 221F.

I didn't think they'd be able to drop it that low but wasn't sure if it couple since it has an aluminum fluidyne radiator. And I bought link brand new from them. Ill have to put a prosport gauge on there and read it I guess, thank you for the help

So I was going based off of the temp that link is saying and was adjusting the thermostat that kicks the fan on and got up to 160 degrees on links and my overflow tank started boiling over and throwing coolant all over. So is it possible that link is off? Now I I really have no idea what temp the car runs at cause I was gonna bring it up so the fans kick on at 190 according to link but I couldn't even get there. So my question is could link be wrong?

 

[Rsawd95dsm]

Very well could be wrong. Did you have the guys over at ECMLink install the chip for you?

 

[Ernie D]

Its possible that the settings in link are set for celsius instead of farenheit, you can change the preferences in link to display farenheit

 

[Disturbance]

They installed the chip for me. And its definetly in farenheight, it says so right next to the temp

 

[Rsawd95dsm]

Have you tried switching to C to see if that changes the reading?

 

[Disturbance]

So I didn't want to post a new thread but I now have an autometer coolant temp gauge hooked up and my car runs at about 205 fully warm in stop and go traffic. On link my coolant temp shows 109, this could be why I get such bad mpg, if my ecu is thinking my car only ever reaches 109. Does anyone know what could be causing this?

 

[turbosax2]

Post a log.

 

[delta448]

Your CTS. Test it.

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