I just recently got my 86 325e back on the road. Did a lot of work on it including a lot to the cooling system. It has a new water pump, all new coolant hoses and a shiny new radiator.
Changed the coolant and bled the system per the instructions, but now I'm a little concerned about how cool it's running.
Today, on the way home from work, the outside temp was 97f. The temperature gauge never got up to the halfway mark. It was well out of the blue zone, but only a little past the first white mark. I figured it would go up when I was in town in traffic, but the gauge actually went down! The needle was nearly touching the first white mark.
I guess the engine is operating in the correct range but on the low side. And during a heat wave! Is there something wrong or should I be happy my cooling system is working so well?
Thanks!
Changed the coolant and bled the system per the instructions, but now I'm a little concerned about how cool it's running.
Today, on the way home from work, the outside temp was 97f. The temperature gauge never got up to the halfway mark. It was well out of the blue zone, but only a little past the first white mark. I figured it would go up when I was in town in traffic, but the gauge actually went down! The needle was nearly touching the first white mark.
I guess the engine is operating in the correct range but on the low side. And during a heat wave! Is there something wrong or should I be happy my cooling system is working so well?
Thanks!
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