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Melted accelerator cable outer
Vettech:
That's at full tilt Bfit, on a STD C4 87 after run up to temp we have the following.
OIL - 90°C
Water - 88°C.
Readings taken at idle on the crest of each exh manifold ~25mm from the flange.
1. 150°C. 2. 189°C.
3. 202°C. 4. 223°C.
5. 226°C. 6. 220°C.
7. 218°C. 8. 240°C. So 215~230 may be normal.
I would assume 1&2 are cooler as they get more air from the fan which is cycling.
These are "as of" 10 minutes ago, But 150 & 189 could he a worry.
I have not looked at a C3 for years and I cant climb over the storage and chickens to get to it.
The C4 has metal shields around the headers, these cut "radiation" markedly, and air flow thru them takes the heat away and under the car.
I suppose at the end of the day if the oil and water temps are within spec then all is fine.
Darylle:
Hi vettech
How did you get the oil and h2o temps?
Vettech:
Ahaaaaaa!. It's a C4 lad. Switchable digital read outs in the instrument cluster. You can select Imp or Metric, also the four readouts can display three (3) modes each, for interest sake, 1. Oil Temp 2. Off 3. Oil pressure. Some people should have them off, because they frett over what they see, they fail to understand that an internal combustion engines parametres are always in a state of flux, changing all the time depending upon conditions - like an insurance policy!?!?!?!?!.
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