tsx_07

May be i am just being paranoid. but my 2 days old TSX's temp gauge indicator is slightly below center mark even after half an hour of running. Is it normal because of the new car?

simplyscion

yup, its normal, nothing to worry about

PJS

Still normal @80K miles - so quit your fretting.

jlukja

Just an indication of how cool your TSX is.

frescagod

ZING!

ck123

dude you never drove a car before? all car's temp meter goes to nearly half way.........

tsx_07

Did not you read the thread properly? I said it is below the half mark..It is not close to half way. Anyways, those of you who replied, thanks.

EuRTSX

lmao your baller status just went limp :troutslap




Cornyyyyyy

rambalu80

Yeah, thats very normal. My old Accord, never went past one third and it ran great until I traded it in for my TSX. No worries mate!

SoCaliTrojan

That's the normal position. I think if the engine temperature is between a certain temperature range, it'll indicate it by going slightly below center. It only goes below that when the engine is cold, and it goes above it when your car is actually overheating

ck123

your saying two things now

tsx_07

Well, when you buy anything new with YOUR hard earned money, you expect everything to be just perfect and even a tad deviation from perfection bothers you. Browse the forum and you'll find so many similar threads. It does not mean people are driving for the first time.


Anyways, there are others who can exactly relate to my position. May be you can appreciate it in a 8-10 years yourself.

kennethklee

The temperature gauges of my 2006 TSX, as well as my previous 1988 Acura Integra and 1998 Honda Prelude, all peaked/peak just below the halfway mark, sometimes as much as 1/4 below the mark, and all performed/perform well. I do not believe it is an indicator of a problem or suboptimal performance.

BTW, IMHO, you seem unnecessarily testy, given that you posted the initial query and the responses you received seem reasonable.

K

tsx_07

You think asking somebody whether they are driving a car for the first time is reasonable enuf? do you want me to point out similar threads where people have raised similar objections/doubts about their new car? I just think there are some great people out there in this community who understand how it feels to be the owner of a new car and don't mind replying to such threads.

As far as being unnecessarily testy is concerned, i am surprised if my mentioning about temperature gauges makes you think that way. there is a thread going on about MID..how starting the car with open door can show you the inst. MPG in your primary display..So there are things that bother people and there is no harm in asking others if they came across similar issues or if they know some workarounds.

SoCaliTrojan

Nothing's perfect, especially cars. And even if it is, it won't last for long. The temperature gauge isn't a deviation; it's standard in almost every car...or at least acura/honda. So I guess maybe it's your first time driving a honda/acura? If the temp gauge kept an accurate temperature of your engine, then it'd be going up and down all the time (goes down when you're moving and air is going through the radiator, and it'll go up when the car stops at ar ed light). It'd be annoying to see the temperature gauge going up and down all the time.

As mentioned before, the range of normal operation will cause the car to put your temp gauge to slightly below center. Center does not mean a certain temperature...for all you know, it could mean 0 degrees C (ie: it doesn't mean that center indicates that the car's close to overheating). The range of temperature could be large (ie: 10 degrees wide). The car has to fall out of that range before it'll start giving you more accurate readings on the dial. When you're overheating, you'll know it (it'll shoot close to the end, and only drop down when you start moving).