I decided to make this thread hoping to get some feedback if anyone else has experienced this.....
so it has hit below freezing temperature here and ive noticed that my volume display is "lagging"

heres what I noticed:
the volume display....located above the screen, next to the clock display etc.......is lagging when I change the volume up or down.
the numbers have a slight, but definitely noticeable delay.......all other displays are operating just fine.

just wondering if anyone has experienced this?
as far as I know, that display is pretty bulletproof and doesn't really have any issues burning out etc.........
could the cold weather be impacting the display modules at all?

 

It happens to mine as well. Yesterday was a pretty cold day here and after starting the vehicle I adjusted the blower speed and it took close to a second for the changes to be displayed...

Not worried about it though... Once it warms up a little it works as usual.

The bigger problem I am having is getting the oil temp to stay up and keep blowing warm air into the cabin.... Its fine driving around but even at a red for two minutes it starts blowing cool air. Find myself revving the engine now to keep the oil temp up (1k rpm seems to be enough though). This not good for gas mileage.

 

It's nothing. You should see the lag when temps are -40C here.

 

Two things:

1. The car doesn't have an oil temp gauge. It's actually a coolant temp gauge.

2. Your thermostat is failing/has failed. Have it replaced and your car will warm up fast and stay plenty hot and blow hot air. It's a maintenance item on Hondas... They eventually fail after so many years.

 

Completely normal, mine has done this every year when it gets really cold. Nothing to worry about, carry on! :-)

 

Could also be air in the system. Mine was similar and burped the air out and now its better.

 

thanks for the quick responses guys.!

 

Thanks. Thats what I meant... Yeah I am aware of the thermostat... One day...

 

It could be that too... Too busy to work on this right now though... One more essay to finish and then I will make my car warm amd quasi fuel efficient.

Didnt mean to hihack ur thread OP. Everyone stop talking about my cooling system ok? Good.

 

How would you get air in the system? Did you recently do any work on the cooling system? The only other way is if you have a bad leak somewhere. If that is the case, you have to look into it asap.

Either way... you shouldn't be sitting at a light and revving the engine up a bit so that it stays warm. A new thermostat is cheap and relatively easy to replace yourself. If you don't want to do it yourself, I highly suggest you have a shop do it sooner than later. It's only a couple hundred bucks at most.

 

Yeah my trans cooler blew in the middle of nowhere over the summer. I did quickly open up the rad cap and turn it on with heater on max amd it seems it work better... Just been busy with school but this thread motivated me to do a little investigating. Also I just noticed this because it hasnt gotten really cold here until very recently.

 

I don't know because I don't have any leaks and haven't done any work on the car, but when I did the bleed procedure I had a lot of bubbles come out and the heater works better.

 

Where is the needle on the gauge once the engine is warmed up? Is it just a little shy of half way?

Even if the thermostat is stuck open, once the engine has warmed up for about 10 minutes, the water temp should be warm enough to heat the cabin. My guess is that the heater control valve is bad. It's a cheap and easy fix:

https://acurazine.com/forums/third-g...ve-diy-747304/

 

it's VERY easy to change.

 

Yeah but its cold, you change it.

 

hmmm could be this too. Thanks for the info everyone... Sorry again OP.

 

I doubt nfn is right.

you said you messed with the coolant system previously and you let air out the top of the radiator.

Also, I don't think he's ever had a thermostat go bad. Because that sounds exactly how a Honda behaves when it does.

 

i agree with this. if the heater core was the problem, you would have no heat or a lack of change. The fact that your temp is changing as you rev points to thermostat. The heater core is not changing, only the water temp is from revving.

 

I appreciate your insights. I am getting much better heat now at idle after "burping" the system. Huge difference. I am guessing when i had my car in the shop after my trans cooler system went they they did not do that after flushing and filling it back up.

Maybe the thermostat needs replacing, maybe it doesnt.... Does it matter still? Not sure...

 

Good news!! Hopefully it was that simple

My assumption is "no". OEM thermostat failure rates in the TL are extremely low. I'm still running the original thermostat after 13 years/ 250K miles and it's still good.