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skotyp17
12-08-2004, 09:57 PM
hey need some quick info and quick fix..
well my car hets up quicker than my last magna, yes the one from the taxi driver that rid it off, so gay...
but yeh, anyway it heats up quicker and instead of being just under half, it sits just above, can anyone tell me wat the problem could be, well i needa know if one of the sensors could be damaged....???? any ideas would be great.....

MagnaBishi
12-08-2004, 10:29 PM
my car always stay a little over half, even in cold winter night all the time, and i don't think anything is wrong with it.

shanigans
13-08-2004, 09:04 AM
same with mine... i would only worry when it overheats :flame:

benau
13-08-2004, 10:20 PM
i've been trying to sort overheating probs in A TR magna as well. a lot of people on here say their cars sit just over half on the temp gauge and they have no problems, there would be some difference between cars. The first three gen2's i owned sat just under half and no.4 which i still have sits just over half and it has major problems. i don't think the cooling fans are working and I have already replaced many things to try to seal it and now suspect it's been overheated in the past and has a blown head gasket/cracked head.
if your car is losing coolant then get your cooling system pressure tested by a mechanic it should show any leaks.
like someone else suggested keep an eye on it and see if it overheats, i just hope u don't have the hassles with it i do

Madmagna
14-08-2004, 07:27 AM
what state are you in, if in vic i would happy to have a look

skotyp17
14-08-2004, 09:40 AM
hey, well i had a bad afternoon yesterday, the top join on my radiator where my hose goes onto snapped off, now i haveta go and get a new top tank, and its like 100 dollars, but i really need it for work, so yeh, its kinda gay, i wish that i had time to look around and get soenmthing cheaper, mabye a new radiator, but i gotta work in like a 3 hours, so it should be all good.....
oh yeh, i aded some splitfire plark plugs from the us, coz my boss gave em to me, he owns the fastest ute in the world, its a vs doorslammer...doesnt even looki like a ute anymore....
but they actually give u better lower end power, i dunno if it sparks better or anything, but seems there is more response, my fuel economy went up a tiny little bit aswell. but i can notice even the slight drop or increase in power, so it might not be bugger all.... :bowrofl:

Matt
14-08-2004, 10:34 AM
ummmmm are they the right temperature/rating spark plugs for your car? Using the wrong plugs in your car could cause serious damage......