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248 degrees, is this normal?

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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:16 AM
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You don't need to 'hear it'. Just open the hood and look to see if the fan is spinning. At 250 degrees, you should check your oil.
The fan does not come on with the A/C or as the temperature rises. I double-checked today, but it was hard to see last night because it was 11:00 at night, and my car is parked outside in the dark.

As far as the oil, I checked that this morning too, and it was the normal color and at the normal level. Nothing out of the ordinary with that...
Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:20 AM
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After you get the fans fixed, (ASAP), it would be a good idea to change that oil no matter how good it looks, just in case. Better safe than sorry, it could have lost some quality and still look okay.....
Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:22 AM
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OK, I will make sure I do that. I am going to take it in for service this afternoon. I'm hoping maybe the fan was just left disconnected after the recent radiator replacement. We'll see...
Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:23 AM
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:28 AM
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I'd rather spend the $16.95 the local dealership charges than risk serious damage if the oil has lost quality...
Old Mar 16, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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Turn the key to the on position and see what your ECT on your DIC says, i.e. how 'cool' the car is from sitting over night.
Old Mar 16, 2011 | 06:42 PM
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OK, I will make sure I do that. I am going to take it in for service this afternoon. I'm hoping maybe the fan was just left disconnected after the recent radiator replacement. We'll see...
If it was, the shop was not very thorough at testing as they should have at least turned on the AC to make certain the fan worked.

I hope the radiator was changed because it was leaking, not because of an overheating problem.
Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:17 PM
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If it was, the shop was not very thorough at testing as they should have at least turned on the AC to make certain the fan worked.

I hope the radiator was changed because it was leaking, not because of an overheating problem.
The radiator was damaged and leaking. I hit something in the road. It caved in the radiator as well as the A/C condenser. Had that all fixed about 3 months ago.
Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 1970judge
Turn the key to the on position and see what your ECT on your DIC says, i.e. how 'cool' the car is from sitting over night.
When I got in the car this morning after it had been sitting all night long, it was about 30* or so, which is what the outside temperature was.
Old Mar 16, 2011 | 11:13 PM
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also that hot i would think about the thermostat also. It maybe worth replacing it anyway as a just in case thing. It doesnt take a whole lot to make a thermostat stick. There should be a link in the how to for replacing it



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