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Okay, so whenever I decide to go up the freeway or any general uphill drive, my temperature gauge rises dramatically...

Goes just under maximum mark, and I expect steam to start bursting out from under the hood...RPM is at a regular level so between 3-4000rpm in either 3rd or 4th (tip) and I'm not quite sure if this is normal...When I go downhill or am doing regular city driving, needle's usually dead centre or just below so that's alright, it's only when I go uphill..

Any reason why? Is it normal? Should I load pies and sausage rolls into my engine bay and apply to be on the next season of the inventors with my rolling oven?

I'd start with the basics. Coolant levels & thermostat.

ObsidianRadio wrote:Any reason why? Is it normal? Should I load pies and sausage rolls into my engine bay and apply to be on the next season of the inventors with my rolling oven?

bring it round sometime jack, will flush change coolant and thermo

vipfto wrote:bring it round sometime jack, will flush change coolant and thermo

Legend!!

ObsidianRadio wrote:Okay, so whenever I decide to go up the freeway or any general uphill drive, my temperature gauge rises dramatically...

looks like a blocked radiator.

Blowing any smoke out the exhaust?

ObsidianRadio wrote: Goes just under maximum mark, and I expect steam to start bursting out from under the hood.

if you keep driving it like this you will be up for a head gasket replacement very soon

Mine had this problem didnt know what the f**k it was then pulled out radiator
And flushed the thing with garden.hose.

Yes im.horrendously drunk.

silverGPX wrote:Mine had this problem didnt know what the f**k it was then pulled out radiator
And flushed the thing with garden.hose.

Yes im.horrendously drunk.

Stay that way, you seem to be better...

Astron_Boy wrote:

silverGPX wrote:Mine had this problem didnt know what the f**k it was then pulled out radiator
And flushed the thing with garden.hose.

Yes im.horrendously drunk.

Stay that way, you seem to be better...

Thats coolant temp not oil temp and yeah just sounds like it needs a flush.