Re: Oil temp in A4Q

[ti@bazooka.amb.org (Ti Kan)]

Dan Masi writes:
> Oil temp: gets up to 225F and sticks there; have seen it
> at about 240F while working reasonably hard.  Water temp
> stays dead-center on the central hash mark like it's
> glued there... anyone know how this gauge is calibrated?
> Oh, and alternator is usually just a hair above 14V.

My A4Q behaves exactly like yours and I think it's great.
I am amazed at how stable the coolant temperature is on
this car.  I guess the engine-driven fan in addition to
the electric fan helps keep it that way.  On both my 4000
and 5000 Turbo, the coolant temperature would vary a bit
depending on driving condition (lower 1/3 on the gauge on
cool days cruising on the highway, and upper 1/3 on hot days
stop+go in traffic).

-Ti
96 A4 quattro
84 5000S Turbo
80 4000
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