Help me familiarize myself to my Disco
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Re: Engine temp was excellent, it stayed below the middle mark
Overheating is the chief nemesis of the Disco engine. Overheating the aluminum block may cause expensive $ issues such as slipped liners, leaking head gaskets, etc.
The factory dash gauge is useless as it does not display engine temps linearly. If I recollect correctly, the middle mark on the gauge inidicates a 170 to 230-deg F range. Once the temp goes past 230-deg F, the gauge will jump straight to red. By then, it may be too late and you are facing a possible range of expensive issues which I mentioned above.
I suggest investing in a gauge which measures the exact, live coolant temp such as an Ultraguage or Scanguage:
UltraGauge OBDII Scan tool & Information Center
Re: Engine temp was excellent, it stayed below the middle mark
Overheating is the chief nemesis of the Disco engine. Overheating the aluminum block may cause expensive $ issues such as slipped liners, leaking head gaskets, etc.
The factory dash gauge is useless as it does not display engine temps linearly. If I recollect correctly, the middle mark on the gauge inidicates a 170 to 230-deg F range. Once the temp goes past 230-deg F, the gauge will jump straight to red. By then, it may be too late and you are facing a possible range of expensive issues which I mentioned above.
I suggest investing in a gauge which measures the exact, live coolant temp such as an Ultraguage or Scanguage:
UltraGauge OBDII Scan tool & Information Center
. Someone replied to this thread yesterday asking how to check his transmission level for some reason, not sure why, but I think the original topic is dead.
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