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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: harpersimon on 26 May 2010, 12:15:57

Title: Entry level questions!
Post by: harpersimon on 26 May 2010, 12:15:57

Hi all - from being a newbie thinking about getting one, I now have one! a nice 2000 3 litre elite. First impressions are very nice smooth drive.
Obviously will start going through the car and finding bits and pieces I want to put right - first question:
Whats the normal running temp range?
My car happily keeps itself between 80 and about the 90 line when stood still, fans cut in and out, but when moving on a motorway, seems to me to run a little cooler than expected - can someone suggest 'normal' for me?

Many thanks and looking forward to chatting, sharing and meeting sometime.

Title: Re: Entry level questions!
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 26 May 2010, 12:20:46

80-90 is absolutely fine ;) ;)

Title: Re: Entry level questions!
Post by: harpersimon on 26 May 2010, 12:25:24

Thanks Lizzie.. and when moving along 'briskly' what would you expect then? 80 ish? below?

Title: Re: Entry level questions!
Post by: Broomies Mate on 26 May 2010, 12:28:10

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Thanks Lizzie.. and when moving along 'briskly' what would you expect then? 80 ish? below?

On a trip to Gatwick last week from Bristol late at night, the gauge barely moved off the bottom when cruising along the Motorway.  :y

Title: Re: Entry level questions!
Post by: bigdods on 26 May 2010, 12:40:51

my 2000 Elite 3.0 typically hovers around 85 on a motorway cruise, rising to 90 in traffic. It runs slightly cooler if you have the aircon on as the rad cooling fans turn slowly. When in ECO mode they turn off.

Title: Re: Entry level questions!
Post by: harpersimon on 26 May 2010, 13:09:17

Thanks Guys.. I am not an oddity then.
still suffering new vehicle paranoya I think