Is this normal?
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Is this normal?
My truck is running consistently 10-12 degrees hotter in ECT's and EOT's. My previous temps were about 192 and 194 respectively.
I had taken my truck in when i first noticed the increase in temp to find that it was low on coolant. I had the coolant filled, and now its low again. This was no more than two weeks ago.
Im not hauling or ******* the truck, just driving as i normally would to school and around town.
Is this kind of temp increase a big deal, and if so, what could be causing it?
Any help would be much appreciated.
I had taken my truck in when i first noticed the increase in temp to find that it was low on coolant. I had the coolant filled, and now its low again. This was no more than two weeks ago.
Im not hauling or ******* the truck, just driving as i normally would to school and around town.
Is this kind of temp increase a big deal, and if so, what could be causing it?
Any help would be much appreciated.
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ECT's used to be 192 very consistently while EGT's were usually 192-194.
Now more than 5 minutes of driving and the ECT's are easily at least 200 and climbing while the EGT's are usually about 1-2 degrees higher than the ECT's.
Now more than 5 minutes of driving and the ECT's are easily at least 200 and climbing while the EGT's are usually about 1-2 degrees higher than the ECT's.
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did you mean EOT instead of EGT
if the deltas of the two have been that close the egr cooler should be ok
if the deltas of the two have been that close the egr cooler should be ok
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Sorry, yes, I meant EOT.
So is this okay for the temps to both be this much higher normal?
Surely something is causing this, and its not the 85 degree weather.
So is this okay for the temps to both be this much higher normal?
Surely something is causing this, and its not the 85 degree weather.
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I keep my coolant leval 1 inch below the low mark on the coolant bottle
any higher and mine will do the same as wulfmans leak on the seem
I think ya nailed it david
If you think its getting hotter than it should you could try a new thermistate
any higher and mine will do the same as wulfmans leak on the seem
I think ya nailed it david
If you think its getting hotter than it should you could try a new thermistate
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So y'all aren't thinking it has something to do with the radiator, oil cooler, or egr?
The truck had gone through some pretty heavy mud before this started to happen, but its been pretty thoroughly cleaned since.
The truck had gone through some pretty heavy mud before this started to happen, but its been pretty thoroughly cleaned since.
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thats about how hot mine runs when its 85 degress out 200 ECT is not that bad
say with a blown head gasket ECTs are usually 10-15 degress hotter than EOTs
If it blew a EGR cooler youd have white smoke out the exhaust
you can get coolant test strips at the parts store to test for exhaust gas in coolant just to be shure
say with a blown head gasket ECTs are usually 10-15 degress hotter than EOTs
If it blew a EGR cooler youd have white smoke out the exhaust
you can get coolant test strips at the parts store to test for exhaust gas in coolant just to be shure