Hey guys,
So Chicago's been in a deep freeze now for a couple of weeks. We've struggled to crack freezing for what seems like 2 weeks now, and last week we were seeing highs struggle to hit single digits and lows well below 0. I work in the suburbs and have been taking my old E46 out during this time because I wanted to spare my new ride from the ridiculously salted roads, but have noticed that the engine/oil temp has never warmed to its usual point (half-way between the blue and red indicators), and has struggled to warm up the interior as well (hot air never comes out, it only gets somewhat warm). The oil temp gauge consistently hovered just above the blue or cold portion of the gauge, even as the car was being driven at highway speeds for almost and hour. Even with yesterday's relatively mild 30 degrees, the car still didnt keep as warm as it did in the past, but was warmer than during the cold snap. I did add some additional anti-freeze to it before I started driving it again, but I wonder if I maybe added too much, or do you think the sub-zero temps that are keeping the engine so cold, which I have a hard time believing given the length and speeds at which I was driving for most of the time. Additionally, I found it strange the temperature gauge seemed to rise when the car was at idle vs. being driven? Did not notice this issue when I was driving the 335 last night. Any thoughts/ideas what my 323i is staying so cold???
So Chicago's been in a deep freeze now for a couple of weeks. We've struggled to crack freezing for what seems like 2 weeks now, and last week we were seeing highs struggle to hit single digits and lows well below 0. I work in the suburbs and have been taking my old E46 out during this time because I wanted to spare my new ride from the ridiculously salted roads, but have noticed that the engine/oil temp has never warmed to its usual point (half-way between the blue and red indicators), and has struggled to warm up the interior as well (hot air never comes out, it only gets somewhat warm). The oil temp gauge consistently hovered just above the blue or cold portion of the gauge, even as the car was being driven at highway speeds for almost and hour. Even with yesterday's relatively mild 30 degrees, the car still didnt keep as warm as it did in the past, but was warmer than during the cold snap. I did add some additional anti-freeze to it before I started driving it again, but I wonder if I maybe added too much, or do you think the sub-zero temps that are keeping the engine so cold, which I have a hard time believing given the length and speeds at which I was driving for most of the time. Additionally, I found it strange the temperature gauge seemed to rise when the car was at idle vs. being driven? Did not notice this issue when I was driving the 335 last night. Any thoughts/ideas what my 323i is staying so cold???
