Howdy group,
I have been observing engine temperatures with the Scangauge and noticed that on my Land Rover Discovery V8, whenever I stop at lights, the temperature goes up to 97 deg C, but when I drive off again, the temperature starts dropping and levels out at 91 deg C after a minute.
I pull up at the next set of lights, and the temperature climbs up again to 97 deg C, and when I take off, it drops down to 91 deg C again. So there's basically a 6 degree temperature swing on the coolant with the constant stop start driving.
Can anyone with a V6 Prado and ScanGauge please confirm if you have a similar temperature swing with your engine?
If you don't know how to get to the right screen, start by pressing the bottom right button that has a red circle. Then select GAUGE. Now with any of the 4 buttons flanking either side of the display screen, cycle through the display till you see cWT - that's Water Temperature in Centigrade.
Please let me know what your engine temperatures are doing when you are driving and when stopped. I'm interested to know if there's a similar behaviour with the V6 motor.
Thanks in advance,
Lawrance Lee
I have been observing engine temperatures with the Scangauge and noticed that on my Land Rover Discovery V8, whenever I stop at lights, the temperature goes up to 97 deg C, but when I drive off again, the temperature starts dropping and levels out at 91 deg C after a minute.
I pull up at the next set of lights, and the temperature climbs up again to 97 deg C, and when I take off, it drops down to 91 deg C again. So there's basically a 6 degree temperature swing on the coolant with the constant stop start driving.
Can anyone with a V6 Prado and ScanGauge please confirm if you have a similar temperature swing with your engine?
If you don't know how to get to the right screen, start by pressing the bottom right button that has a red circle. Then select GAUGE. Now with any of the 4 buttons flanking either side of the display screen, cycle through the display till you see cWT - that's Water Temperature in Centigrade.
Please let me know what your engine temperatures are doing when you are driving and when stopped. I'm interested to know if there's a similar behaviour with the V6 motor.
Thanks in advance,
Lawrance Lee
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