[Keaka26]

I have an aftermarket coolant temp gauge installed with the probe threaded into the t-stat housing. The numbers that it gives are different than what my pocketlogger reads for coolant temp. Anyone know why? Anyone elses setup do the same thing? Which is correct?

Thanks in advance,
Keaka

 

[diambo4life]

Is it an electrical or mechanical unit? How much difference in readings between the two are we talking about?

 

[Eighty9tsi]

God dammit diambo, you ALWAYS beat me to a post, regardless, seriously, how often are you on?! You always get the glory of the first post, LOL. I have the same input intially, but it becomes pointless to post since your snake ass gets it first. I think you have a pager or something to page you when a new thread is posted. I guess I will always be second best...sniff...sniff...

:hail: ----------> diambo4life



Anywho, I would definately go with the aftermarket one you installed, unless it is an ACME. version or something, its a specialized instrument to read temp. You cant get more specialized than that. Maybe get an experimental ref. degree somehow with an industrial thermometer or something? I have no idea how you would do that though...get an experimental reading that is.

 

[diambo4life]

God dammit diambo, you ALWAYS beat me to a post, regardless, seriously, how often are you on?! You always get the glory of the first post, LOL. I have the same input intially, but it becomes pointless to post since your snake ass gets it first. I think you have a pager or something to page you when a new thread is posted. I guess I will always be second best...sniff...sniff...

:hail: ----------> diambo4life



Anywho, I would definately go with the aftermarket one you installed, unless it is an ACME. version or something, its a specialized instrument to read temp. You cant get more specialized than that. Maybe get an experimental ref. degree somehow with an industrial thermometer or something? I have no idea how you would do that though...get an experimental reading that is.

LOL, I get a page and all my alarms go off anytime Keaka26 posts. Too bad I don't have the answers, most of the time.

If it's a mechanical gauge and it's well calibrated (you can test it with boiling water ) I would trust it over the ECT sensor.

 

[Keaka26]

it is an electronic gauge...reads off somewhere between 5-10 degree in comparison to Pocketlogger/stock probe.

 

[diambo4life]

I haven't had much experience with electrical gauges but I once had a mechanical water tempt. gauge and it was dead on. I would use a thermometer/thermocouple to verify how accurate it is by measuring a known tempt. I could understand it being off by a few degrees but not 10.

 

[gota0have0boost]

I have noticed this latley aswell. With the weather getting warmer here, I have been keeping an eye on my coolant temps with my datalogger. I dont trust the stock gauge at all. Sometimes itll look like its going into the hotzone, and my logger say otherwise. I think I trust my looger over the mechanical gauge.

Just out of curiosity, what temperature t-stats are you using, and any ill effects with changing?

P.S. Stick with the logger temps. Your temps will be like this guy... cooler than the other side of the pillow.

 

[TheCrush]

I have noticed this latley aswell. With the weather getting warmer here, I have been keeping an eye on my coolant temps with my datalogger. I dont trust the stock gauge at all. Sometimes itll look like its going into the hotzone, and my logger say otherwise. I think I trust my looger over the mechanical gauge.

Just out of curiosity, what temperature t-stats are you using, and any ill effects with changing?

P.S. Stick with the logger temps. Your temps will be like this guy... cooler than the other side of the pillow.

He is no looking at the stock gauge, he is comparing an aftermarket installed gauge to the logger. In which case he should probably trust the gauge over the logger.

 

[gota0have0boost]

My gauge on in the dash reads hot, and my logger reads 185. Which one should I look at? I dont loose coolant or boil over, I would think go with the logger, because its what the ECU is reading