For power performance I basically just have a whoosh V2 Intercooler and accessport with dizzy tune. For the first time this past saturday I was doing suburban driving in 90 degree weather and got on it hard a few times in a 10 minute span. The car goes from totally normal 190-210 and just spikes to 240-250 with all bars lit up. I stopped and let it cool down and then it was fine the rest of the day, I was also a little easier after that. Then the next day I was driving on the highway in 70 degree weather at stable 80 mph and temps were 190 until all of a sudden again it spikes to 250 and beeps etc.
I limp home and read some threads on here and do some looking around the engine. The coolant was a little above the low line, so I added water to the high line and will watch this. I also traced the coolant overflow line from the tank to the back of the motor and checked all the clamps. The clamp to the motor was loose and I could pull it around freely. I tried to get a worm gear one on, but ran out of time as it's a tight area so I just jammed the OEM on back on as best I could. There was no sign of a leak from this area but it's still concerning.
Things I'm considering:
1) add water wetter
2) replace and upgrade the clamp on the back
3) pressure test the system
4) maybe upgrade the radiator, but I don't think that's worth the money for my needs.
I'll report back here on what happens next, but welcome your thoughts.
I limp home and read some threads on here and do some looking around the engine. The coolant was a little above the low line, so I added water to the high line and will watch this. I also traced the coolant overflow line from the tank to the back of the motor and checked all the clamps. The clamp to the motor was loose and I could pull it around freely. I tried to get a worm gear one on, but ran out of time as it's a tight area so I just jammed the OEM on back on as best I could. There was no sign of a leak from this area but it's still concerning.
Things I'm considering:
1) add water wetter
2) replace and upgrade the clamp on the back
3) pressure test the system
4) maybe upgrade the radiator, but I don't think that's worth the money for my needs.
I'll report back here on what happens next, but welcome your thoughts.
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