Running temperature

[wammers]

Noted - also as you say I don't think the other systems are OBDII as they don't need to be by law I should think....

Certainly on the P38 all the other systems use their own bespoke language...

Yes indeed, the official Land Rover communication language is gibberish script II.

 

[Saint.V8]

Yes indeed, the official Land Rover communication language is gibberish script II.

We have people at work who are fluent in that - most of them have 'Manager' in their titles...

 

[StuckAgainSteve]

I noticed that the needle gets to the middle at around 75degC all the way up to the vehcile operating temperature of 105degC - the warmest I have seen it at was 111degC and the needle was still in the centre so the range of the L322 mid point is atleast 40degC I'd say - bar obviously when I was having stat problems when the needle rose to 3/4 but I didn't have the Hidden Menu item displaying at that time....

Yes, that's exactly how I'd expect modern car gauges to behave. They are a glorified traffic light systems not proper gauges. Given you went to a pre-defined 3/4 temp zone once you were over the "normal" range and LR were Ford owned - perhaps the L322 is running my temp gauge driver program code?

 

[wammers]

We have people at work who are fluent in that - most of them have 'Manager' in their titles...

Obviously promoted straight from uni.

 

[Saint.V8]

Yes, that's exactly how I'd expect modern car gauges to behave. They are a glorified traffic light systems not proper gauges. Given you went to a pre-defined 3/4 temp zone once you were over the "normal" range and LR were Ford owned - perhaps the L322 is running my temp gauge driver program code?

Ford owned but BMW Designed and Electronic-ary

 

[StuckAgainSteve]

Ford owned but BMW Designed and Electronic-ary

As BMW did the default "within range" fixed centre needle position for the coolant gauge trick first - I'm not surprised!

 

[Saint.V8]

Obviously promoted straight from uni.

How did you guess??

 

[JohnP38]

Just been driving a new ,hired Ford Fiesta,does'nt even have a temp gauge.I presume it has a red warning light for over temp but as there was no handbook,I didnt look any further!

 

[Saint.V8]

Girlfriends Beetle was the same - blue light when cold, off when normal and Red when too hot....

 

[StuckAgainSteve]

Girlfriends Beetle was the same - blue light when cold, off when normal and Red when too hot....

Wish my misses had similar lights fitted - it'd save me lots of bother!

 

[wammers]

Girlfriend is the same - blue when cold, off when normal and Red when hot....

Edited for accuracy.

 

[Saint.V8]

Wish my misses had similar lights fitted - it'd save me lots of bother!

Edited for accuracy.

:hysterically_laughi

 

[JohnP38]

Yep you're right all should have warning lights and come with a manual