M@tt 77 Posted June 5, 2009 Just wondered how hot peopels GTI6's are running in their 205's? this is mine after a spirited motorway drive to work (pretty much 5k revs all the way there), it will occasioanlly climb 1 line higher in heavy stop start rush hour traffic. The light never comes on but i'm wondering if it's sitting a little high. Rad fan is all working fine and i've bled it a couple of times and there doesn't appear to be any air in it that i can tell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bakes100 20 1 Cars Posted June 5, 2009 On mine the high speed fan kicks in just before the 5th line (3rd fatter line) never goes any higher than that. So slightly less than yours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,627 Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) original or 306 temp sender? they may be calibrated a little differently but I'm not certain. Mine runs at just under 90 degrees when warmed up, goes up to 95 when the fan comes in, has the heat exchanger plumbed in. 5k rpm on the way to work, do you do it all in 4th? Edited June 5, 2009 by welshpug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M@tt 77 Posted June 5, 2009 5th on the M1/M18 Its the original 306 temp sender. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles 331 1 Cars Posted June 5, 2009 Stick the 205 sensor's in and it should show the same running temp's, No need for for the brown or blue sensor's as fitted in the 306, You'll find the same with the XU10 oil pressure sender too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuD 0 Posted June 5, 2009 Gti6 engines run hotter than 8v in my experince. Your temps are the same as mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spiky 37 Posted June 8, 2009 my spa tells me 80 degrees even flat out all day on a track day the gauge, mine runs at the 4th bar normally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leon 1.9 0 Posted June 8, 2009 Mine runs on the 4th bar usually, driving hard on the m-way it'll be half way between 4th and 5th bars. Stopped in traffic any more than say 2 minutes and it'll climb to just below the 5th bar slowly and the fan cuts in so it doesn't go higher. I've got a twin fan set-up, don't know if I've ever noticed it on the higher speed, maybe once or twice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
springs 0 Posted June 8, 2009 i took mine out the other day for a quick run before it goes in for its MOT and it was on the 6th line on the dials.. its using the 306 sender.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flix 0 Posted June 8, 2009 Mine hardly runs any hotter than the old 8v, on road and track. Oil up to 5th line, water up to 4 and a bit, was a very hot day too. Got all 205 senders in, 16 row oil cooler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M@tt 77 Posted June 8, 2009 I think i need to put some 205 senders in and then see how we go, by the sounds of things i don't think there's anything to worry about, probably just differently calibrated sensors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garry 1 Posted June 8, 2009 Seems normal to me. Welshpug showed the approximate values of the lines in an old post. The water temp is 5th Line = 90deg, 6th =100 deg and 7th =110 deg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Super Josh 4 Posted June 8, 2009 I think i need to put some 205 senders in and then see how we go, by the sounds of things i don't think there's anything to worry about, probably just differently calibrated sensors That's exactly it Matt, the 205 sensors are calibrated for the Jaeger clocks. The oil pressure sender is the most comical one, run a 306 one and you think the bottom end should be knocking with such low oil pressure Josh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
