Hi All,

I am new here and I have some queries which I hope some one could help me on.
To begin with, I have recently bought a 2005 x-type. I am from Singapore.
While the temperature gauge has the indicator at slightly below middle, I have plugged in a Scangauge and notice the driving temperature can range between 86 degree to 97 degree. Is this normal?
Or anyone can advise on the normal operating temperature of a x-type?
Thanks in advance.

Joshua Soon

 

Middle of the gauge is normal. Did you mean 186 to 197?

 

Joshua, having the car cycle between 86C and 97C is normal. As long as the temp gauge remains in the center, that is what I would mainly worry about. The temp gauge is designed to remain "stationary" while the temp varies slightly during normal operation. If you get above about 100C, that is when you will see the temp gauge start to climb towards H.

 

Hi Thermo,
Thanks for the help.
I can now drive with a peaceful mind.

Hi chiefM,
it's 86 to 97 degree celcius.

Joshua

 

It hit me when I was outside working a little while later.

fahrenheit/celsius
bonnet/hood
boot/trunk

It gets confusing...

 

Many of us forget that the US still uses Fahrenheit- the last developed country on earth to still cling to it.

Even England ditched it years ago.

 

EVEN England?
Grrrrrr

 

So when are they going to ditch imperial measure for length/distance and join the rest of the world?

 

Well, if Trump is elected then all hope for joining the rest of the world in anything will be lost. Let's see....Jaguar content .....thinking of taking my XK out today: it is a gorgeous sunny 15 degrees here ... Daffodils, early tulips, camellias all in full bloom.

 

Depending on the application, Celsius and Kelvin are appropriate. Fahrenheit is a good centigrade scale for everyday life. To me, 0 F is darn cold and 100 F is darn hot.

 

I think he means United kingdom, for now anyway!!!

 

More US bashing?

 

"They should be praising the US. Look at all the free entertainment they're getting."

 

Family in Ayrshire have told me it was the Scots, supported by the Irish and Welsh, who led the movement to drop the usage of Fahrenheit. Sounds about right to me.

 

To some extent we HAVE dropped imperial. Just not fully.

Using mm instead of feet / inches does not for most day-to-day things make sense but I suppose it's progress to some.

It's odd that the move to metric has apparently stalled. No idea why.
hmm, maybe the inappropriately named Golden Delicious?

I tend to use metric for calculations and only convert at the end if imperial is wanted.

I can't say the exact size of paper such as A4 strikes me as sane in terms of metric units.

 

I've always wondered why Audi names their cars after sizes of paper.

 

Because their perceived technical advantage is paper-thin. I have driven an A6 and was amazed at how poorly it compared to a Jaguar, given the auto journalists' praise of them.