Does your 8 run hot in the Texas heat?
06-25-2005, 09:34 PM
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Does your 8 run hot in the Texas heat?
Just curious, today I really noticed that when I drive when it's really hot out (90+) My car seems to run hot. For example, it was about 98 today and I was driving normal, not hard or anything, and when I turned off my car the fan kicked right on and stayed on for a while. It did that all day, every time I stopped.
The funny thing is my temp gauge doesn't show that the engine is getting too hot.
Is this normal with yall too?
Sorry, just worried about my beautiful rx8! :D
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The funny thing is my temp gauge doesn't show that the engine is getting too hot.
Is this normal with yall too?
Sorry, just worried about my beautiful rx8! :D
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06-25-2005, 09:41 PM
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Normal on my car. Drove from work to home (about 15 miles @95 degrees) and as soon as I turned the car off the fan kicked on for about 10 minutes. It doesn't do it always but it does happen.
06-25-2005, 10:05 PM
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Why does it need to stay on if the engine is already cool enough?
Well, as long as its ok, I'm relieved!
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06-27-2005, 04:18 PM
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The fan continuing to run after the car is shut off is completely normal in hot weather, as well as the "heat soak" that happens to the hood after it's been shut off for quite some time.
Rotaries by nature run a bit hotter than piston engines.
Also, the temp gauge in the 8 is more of an indicator rather than a gauge. Kind of like the oil light, it registers the "ohshit" extremes rather than particular ranges or levels.
(personally, I like real gauges much better, but oh well.)
If the fan is still running, the engine isn't "cool enough" yet. It should turn off whenever it reaches that threshold.
Rotaries by nature run a bit hotter than piston engines.
Also, the temp gauge in the 8 is more of an indicator rather than a gauge. Kind of like the oil light, it registers the "ohshit" extremes rather than particular ranges or levels.
(personally, I like real gauges much better, but oh well.)
If the fan is still running, the engine isn't "cool enough" yet. It should turn off whenever it reaches that threshold.
08-03-2005, 09:45 AM
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I wouldn't think so. I've had my fan run for much longer than 10 min before and I've never had a problem with the battery charge. I'd think the fan was designed to use minimal power since it's used almost all the time.
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