This TB has been giving me a run for my money.
I have the 02 TB LS, 5.2 I6. Was running decent enough despite having an evap code I haven't handled yet, until this morning. *note, it has been VERY loud upon starting over the course of the last week or so- still undiagnosed as well.
Noticed when I started the engine that it was at 210 (hadn't been driven since yesterday). I thought not much of it because we are enduring a major heatwave again. I get maybe a mile down the road, and I notice my temp gauge climbed to near the red. I immediately pull over. Engine shows no signs of overheating, but I didn't want to risk it as I just had this engine replaced (original decided to blow a rod on its first attempt at coming home).
My boyfriend/mechanic brought me coolant and ended up driving me to work so he could look at what's going on. Our first thought was maybe the thermostat, so he's replaced that.
What I'm trying to figure out more than anything. Why is my engine still hot (reading at 210+) HOURS after it last ran? We topped off the coolant. Replaced the thermostat, I don't have a/c so I don't think I overloaded anything. We are scratching our heads. Any ideas on why my engine is retaining SO MUCH heat?
picture from earlier today. (Typically runs at or below the 210 mark).
I have the 02 TB LS, 5.2 I6. Was running decent enough despite having an evap code I haven't handled yet, until this morning. *note, it has been VERY loud upon starting over the course of the last week or so- still undiagnosed as well.
Noticed when I started the engine that it was at 210 (hadn't been driven since yesterday). I thought not much of it because we are enduring a major heatwave again. I get maybe a mile down the road, and I notice my temp gauge climbed to near the red. I immediately pull over. Engine shows no signs of overheating, but I didn't want to risk it as I just had this engine replaced (original decided to blow a rod on its first attempt at coming home).
My boyfriend/mechanic brought me coolant and ended up driving me to work so he could look at what's going on. Our first thought was maybe the thermostat, so he's replaced that.
What I'm trying to figure out more than anything. Why is my engine still hot (reading at 210+) HOURS after it last ran? We topped off the coolant. Replaced the thermostat, I don't have a/c so I don't think I overloaded anything. We are scratching our heads. Any ideas on why my engine is retaining SO MUCH heat?