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Old 08-21-2013, 09:22 AM
shertex shertex is offline
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Originally Posted by Govert View Post
Doesn't the car have an electric fan? It stays off until the temperature reaches 100 degrees C and than it starts blowing until cooled enough. That will cause a fluctuating gauge, but it is normal.
I believe on these cars it's somewhat higher that it comes on in response to coolant temp....like 105 or 107. There are two aux fans. The come on at high speed in response to temp; or at low speed, when AC is on, in response to refrigerant pressure.
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