Vauxhall Astra G Petrol 2.2l - temperature reading too high on dash board

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Thu 6 Jan 2011 21:55
Vauxhall Astra G Petrol 2.2l - temperature reading too high on dash board - j49

hi,i had a fault showing on my car which was showing coolant level too low,so i put in some more coolant to fill up the tank,& the temp engine indicator seems to go up to aroung a touch of 80 degrees ,where has before it was lower , will this be ok or will i suffer with problems later?,many thanks

Edited by Avant on 06/01/2011 at 22:56

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Thu 6 Jan 2011 22:55
Vauxhall Astra G Petrol 2.2l - temperature reading too high on dash board - Avant

Moved to Technical, where you should get some help.

Edited by Avant on 06/01/2011 at 22:56

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Fri 7 Jan 2011 09:46
Vauxhall Astra G Petrol 2.2l - temperature reading too high on dash board - Peter D

Normal engine temp is 85 to 90 degrees so your post does not make much sense. How low was the coolant. Regards Peter

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Fri 7 Jan 2011 14:59
Vauxhall Astra G Petrol 2.2l - temperature reading too high on dash board - j49

hi peter,if the engine normally runs bettween 80 & 90 then no problem but it does say in my hand book it should be between the two first notches on the gauge,which i think is about 70 degrees,if you think its fine then dont worry mate,i had to put in maybe around 250ml.thanks again

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