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So I have been dealing with this problem for a year now, and my car has been to 6 different shops now. No results. Please give me your opinions and advice.
The problem I am having is that my gauges are showing my Cylinder Head Temperature at 230° F. I start the car, drive for a bit and the temperature eventually reaches 230. Usually within a few minutes regardless of city or highway. Just a little back ground on the car, I have a Mishimoto Aluminum Performance Radiator, 180 Black Magic Xtreme fan, and a 180° Thermostat. Now, I got here because when I first got the car I started noticing the gauges looked higher & after comparing them to a friend with a similar set up they were. So I took the car to a shop & they told me I needed a larger radiator to help compensate for the heat down here on the coast. So I got the radiator, the shop went to install it & ran into a problem when the stock fan wouldn’t be able to fit in combination. The shop gave me a call and told me I needed these 2 mini fans with no shroud to make the fit. I agreed because of my ignorance & wanting to fix this issue. I picked the car up & on the way home I noticed that the CHT was about 5° lower than before. The shop had mentioned that it was running perfectly fine so I was annoyed when I had seen the gauges. Now here I am a year later still dealing with this problem, running in a circle with multiple shops telling me to replace the same things. I have done everything they asked & yet the problem persists. I have no coolant in the oil, I don’t have any water leaking from the exhaust, the upper radiator hose is not swollen. I am completely beat at this point. I have used a thermal laser gun on different parts of the engine. If anyone needs them I can post them if it helps. I’ll go ahead and say that the Upper radiator hose is at 160-170°F at operating & lower is 95-100°F. Any additional information needed, I will absolutely try my best to post.
Radiator- https://www.americanmuscle.com/mishimoto-mustang-radiator-2005.html
Fan-
https://www.jegs.com/i/Flex-A-Lite/400/180/10002/-1
So I have been dealing with this problem for a year now, and my car has been to 6 different shops now. No results. Please give me your opinions and advice.
The problem I am having is that my gauges are showing my Cylinder Head Temperature at 230° F. I start the car, drive for a bit and the temperature eventually reaches 230. Usually within a few minutes regardless of city or highway. Just a little back ground on the car, I have a Mishimoto Aluminum Performance Radiator, 180 Black Magic Xtreme fan, and a 180° Thermostat. Now, I got here because when I first got the car I started noticing the gauges looked higher & after comparing them to a friend with a similar set up they were. So I took the car to a shop & they told me I needed a larger radiator to help compensate for the heat down here on the coast. So I got the radiator, the shop went to install it & ran into a problem when the stock fan wouldn’t be able to fit in combination. The shop gave me a call and told me I needed these 2 mini fans with no shroud to make the fit. I agreed because of my ignorance & wanting to fix this issue. I picked the car up & on the way home I noticed that the CHT was about 5° lower than before. The shop had mentioned that it was running perfectly fine so I was annoyed when I had seen the gauges. Now here I am a year later still dealing with this problem, running in a circle with multiple shops telling me to replace the same things. I have done everything they asked & yet the problem persists. I have no coolant in the oil, I don’t have any water leaking from the exhaust, the upper radiator hose is not swollen. I am completely beat at this point. I have used a thermal laser gun on different parts of the engine. If anyone needs them I can post them if it helps. I’ll go ahead and say that the Upper radiator hose is at 160-170°F at operating & lower is 95-100°F. Any additional information needed, I will absolutely try my best to post.
Radiator- https://www.americanmuscle.com/mishimoto-mustang-radiator-2005.html
Fan-
https://www.jegs.com/i/Flex-A-Lite/400/180/10002/-1