OK my car usually runs well under the 220 mark, in pretty much all driving conditions(unless getting on it hard) and last summer I recall the low coolant warning coming on once, and had to add a very small amount of coolant to the reservoir, and never had it happen again! Until Now!
So the wife and I were in Saskatoon this past weekend, specifically Friday, and the outside temp was hovering around the 31-32 degree Celsius mark, and while doing our regular river cruise, we were stuck in bumper to bumper traffic, due to the "Taste of Saskatchewan" festival that was going on, and we were unaware of!
Anyway, while moving at the speed of a physically challenged snail, my temp gauge climbed to the 230 F mark. In any other vehicle I've owned, this would've caused a small heart attack, but when investigating it on the "all reliable" WWW, this appears to be normal, or at least quite common.
Now when we got back home and let it cool off, I noticed the coolant was below the "COLD - FULL" mark a fair bit. I ended up having to add about a half liter to the reservoir, in order to get it back to full mark, and have been keeping a close eye on it, while driving around town and while its parked, and there are absolutely no leaks under the car!
Is this normal? Do I have a head gasket going possibly? Bad reservoir cap? Or am I just overthinking the whole thing?
Personally I prefer my engine to run as cool as possible, so if there's anything I can do, I'm open to doing whatever it takes to rectify the issue. Thanks in advance for any and all responses/help.
So the wife and I were in Saskatoon this past weekend, specifically Friday, and the outside temp was hovering around the 31-32 degree Celsius mark, and while doing our regular river cruise, we were stuck in bumper to bumper traffic, due to the "Taste of Saskatchewan" festival that was going on, and we were unaware of!
Anyway, while moving at the speed of a physically challenged snail, my temp gauge climbed to the 230 F mark. In any other vehicle I've owned, this would've caused a small heart attack, but when investigating it on the "all reliable" WWW, this appears to be normal, or at least quite common.
Now when we got back home and let it cool off, I noticed the coolant was below the "COLD - FULL" mark a fair bit. I ended up having to add about a half liter to the reservoir, in order to get it back to full mark, and have been keeping a close eye on it, while driving around town and while its parked, and there are absolutely no leaks under the car!
Is this normal? Do I have a head gasket going possibly? Bad reservoir cap? Or am I just overthinking the whole thing?
Personally I prefer my engine to run as cool as possible, so if there's anything I can do, I'm open to doing whatever it takes to rectify the issue. Thanks in advance for any and all responses/help.