Below is the "wonderful" factory gauge we are given which has zero real information. Yesterday I decided to figure out what the information is. The blue area range is 0°F
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06-17-2014, 09:21 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Factory Coolant Gauge Readings
Below is the "wonderful" factory gauge we are given which has zero real information. Yesterday I decided to figure out what the information is.
The blue area range is 0°F to 228°F The orange area range is 228°F to the end Individual dot ranges:
Most cars will spend there time on dot 7 when warmed up, and also why it looks like the gauge never moves because it is such a huge area. I would estimate that once you get to dot 8 or 9 it returns back to being 5-6°F differences between dots but it might be less. I was not able to go above 228°F yesterday.
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Thanks for going to all the trouble to run the test. Makes me wonder why Nissan even bothered to install the thing.
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That, and the fact that dot 7 is such a HUGE range where all the others are 5-6 degrees. I would rather it sit at dot 1 until say 150 then move ever 10, that way we get some idea of real range or temp changes.
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Yeah. I could understand it being non-linear near the extremes but, IMNSHO, it needs to be linear and "high-resolution" in the operating range.
I have a ScanGuageII on the dash that I use for monitoring water temp.
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I hate that whole portion of the gauge cluster. It's pretty JV. They should have used a screen there so we could have more dynamic feedback, or at least leave the gauges analog to match the others.
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All digital would have been good, allow a few options to be displayed on the screen, such as coolant temp, oil pressure, etc.
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I've gotten it all the way to Dot 14 till POOF vars shuts off from over heating, fixed the issue though Scary... :/
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I stole the picture from AK or a press release I think, I wish it was this cold. I get in the car in the morning and it is already 89°F at 6AM.
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