Is this the hottest the temp goes ?

[Ocean Racer]

I just took this photo.
No photoshop, no tricks - its bloody hot here today :o



http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=30&pictureid=161

[n00bkiller944]

Whats the red error light for? And thats insanely hot!!!

[Ocean Racer]

Whats the red error light for? I opened the door. [thumbup]

[duncan]

If you opened the door, why is your tach up?

And that is absolutely insanely hot. Got us beat by 60 degrees!

Does your engine temp still stay at the halfway mark?

[Ocean Racer]

I opened to door to get some more light on the dash.
The tach is up because i revved the engine to chill the aircon faster. - the car was stationary.
Car temp is normal

[billr99]

Good grief :eek:

Is that stabilized air temp or are you picking up off hot pavement as well. The whole ability to fry an egg I suppose.

Try and stay cool[cool2]

Bill

[Ocean Racer]

I just took another pic. I'll post it tomorrow.
Its driving in car park temp [thumbup]

[budrichard]

Your A/C unit depends on air flow over the readiaitor and to some extant coolant flow thru the radiator. The aux fan is electric for air flow and revving the engine will not gain you anything and I doubt that the increased fluid flow is helping because at the same time you are producing more engine heat and in fact may be hindering your efforts. The vehicle A/C system is designed to cool at a stand still without revving the engine and that is how you should use the vechicle, just let it do its thing.
The 50C you see may be a reflection of the engine temperature because the vehicle is motionless. What was the true outside temp?-Dick

[Ocean Racer]

later in the afternoon.

http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=30&pictureid=162

[Ocean Racer]

What was the true outside temp?-Dick
43 outside ambient temp.
I just photographed what the car said after a hot day in the car park [thumbup]

[Charley]

Where are you to be this hot ?
here last week it was -20 C !!!!

[billr99]

Where are you to be this hot ?
here last week it was -20 C !!!!

You need to be down here in the "Banana Belt". Its a balmy +2C today with about 40cm of snow on the ground and more coming tomorrow.

Cheers,

Bill

[Charley]

well today it's -1C outcide, prefect to play with kids in the snow!

[Art]

later in the afternoon.

http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=30&pictureid=162

Man that's friggin' hot! :eek: It seems as if we all have our own test proving grounds…from extreme heat to bone-chilling temps. It was a record breaking -40 C (sans wind chill) in Edmonton just a couple of weeks ago. Here in Central Alberta, we've actually managed to climb back to a relatively balmy -7 C today, just warm enough to put a new roof on the house. :D

[Aviator]

Crikey that's hot!! Hot enough to fry an egg, hot enough to fry a dog's brain!!

Dave.

[Ocean Racer]

We just concluded our third day over 41 degrees (thank god)
This was in Perth-Western Australia, in the middle of our hot summer.
All I can say is the trusty XC handled it very well. The temp gauge didn't budge past normal [thumbup]

[Ocean Racer]

I just found out (after speaking to my Volvo guru mechanic) that the temp guage stops displaying temps at 60. From there it simply says "HOT"

Other people have recorded temps in the 70's - however their sensors were bent inwards and were being affected by the radiator.

[billr99]

I just found out (after speaking to my Volvo guru mechanic) that the temp guage stops displaying temps at 60. From there it simply says "HOT"
Yeah, who cares for an exact number after a while. Wonder if it just says "COLD" after a bit, too. I kind of prefer the "HOLY SH&T, ITS (fill in the appropriate "hot" or "cold")" for extreme temperatures. I'd probably change the limits too. Say +35C and -15C.

Cheers,

Bill

[Ocean Racer]

Totally agree Bill.

This will suffice:
http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=30&pictureid=163