I saw in an earler post that the E60 instrument panel does not show engine temperature! Only fuel guage and consumption gauge!
Then how will i know when, and if, my beemer starts overheating?!! :unsure: I simple can't wait for white smoke to come up the hood while I get stuck on the streets with my E60! :o Thanks! |
Acording to the owner's manual, a warning tone will sound :(
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There is also andigital temp gauge in the "secret" OBE2 menu that you unlock thru menu in instrument cluster, I believe it shows the outside temp & the temp of our coolant..
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The tachometer has an indication of temperature (albeit without numbers). Notice the white bars on the tach just before the yellow/red engine speed (6500 rpm). Normal temperature is when about 3-4 bars (lines) are visible. As the temperature goes up the lines disappear.
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so as long as I see 3-4 bars there then I'm not running too hot? I normally have 5-7 bars there but haven't drove it long enough for it to get warm since reading your post and learning that method of keeping an eye on the temp.
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Originally Posted by Jnelson1182
(Post 1595805)
so as long as I see 3-4 bars there then I'm not running too hot? I normally have 5-7 bars there but haven't drove it long enough for it to get warm since reading your post and learning that method of keeping an eye on the temp.
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They took the bars away on LCI cars. Sad.
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Originally Posted by audiophool
(Post 1595826)
They took the bars away on LCI cars. Sad.
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Originally Posted by FormerE30Owner
(Post 1595827)
If only they had replaced them with a real temperature indicator. :huh:
iDrive rulez, gauges droolz. I'm going to get a BlueTooth OBD2 port and run Torque on my smartphone. Even the so-called temperature gauge on our E53 is dumbd down and buffered to only point to 12 o'clock unless it's on the cusp of blowing up. |
so lately I have been seeing only two bars it doesn't go any lower than that but still I see you said 3 as your lowest so I'm wondering is having only the 2 bars mean I'm running hot? Granted I live in mid/nor cal & over last week or so it has been starting to get really hot here.
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