RX3 Cooling System

katflap · 05-19-2016, 11:25 AM

I don't think we have a thread, solely for the cooling system, so I thought I would make one.

Below is a simple (perhaps too simple ) diagram I knocked up of what's going on.

Note

1/ The coolant temp. in C (f), to "bar" comparison I got via the Delphi ECU. Its temp. sensor is located on the thermostat housing.

2/ My crankcase doesn't contain that much water

3/ The RX3 doesn't have a pre thermostat bypass, hmm

so no real circulation in the engine prior to the thermostat opening.
Though it does have the usual "small hole" bypass in the thermostat .

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05-19-2016, 11:25 AM	#1
katflap Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: England Posts: 382	RX3 Cooling System I don't think we have a thread, solely for the cooling system, so I thought I would make one. Below is a simple (perhaps too simple ) diagram I knocked up of what's going on. Note 1/ The coolant temp. in C (f), to "bar" comparison I got via the Delphi ECU. Its temp. sensor is located on the thermostat housing. 2/ My crankcase doesn't contain that much water 3/ The RX3 doesn't have a pre thermostat bypass, hmm so no real circulation in the engine prior to the thermostat opening. Though it does have the usual "small hole" bypass in the thermostat .
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