Hello from Dacula, GA! Hope everyone had a happy holiday and is looking forward to a great new year.
I am a reasonably new jeep owner (Sept 23) and we love wheeling and upgrading her. It's a cult we're happy to have joined.
I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me with something I've noticed lately. I am very capable of doing small jobs and light maintenance work but I don't want to start tearing into things because Dr. Google thinks it might be the answer.
My 2013 Sahara (the Pentastar 2.6, 100k miles) doesn't have any leaks or any obvious issues but here is what I'm trying to puzzle out. It will run hot (sort of) sometimes. It never quite gets to the 3/4 mark, but it gets close, and will stay there for a minute or two until the fans come on and bring it back down to the usual halfway. It's not at any particular time, though I did notice today when I hit the gas a bit harder it went up pretty quick (but came back down just as fast, within 30 seconds). Concurrently, the heat blows hot and cold sometimes, and I can kind of manipulate it by changing the heat setting dial. I can't pin it down to moving or idling. Also, when idling in the driveway it never gets hot, to the best of my knowledge. I just had the oil changed somewhere and they topped off fluids, etc (allegedly). I don't know if I would even notice that it is doing this at all unless I was constantly looking at the temp guage. I don't remember it doing this with the heat either, but I ride with the top open a lot and haven't really used the heat until now.
I can change the thermostat myself and will likely start there since it pretty easy. Based on what I experience, I think that might be a good jumping point. Has anyone else encountered this with their JK's?
Edited: on a whim, I checked the coolant reservoir. Trucks been off for maybe an hour, but still warm. I can just barely see coolant in the reservoir about an inch or two below min line. Should I just add coolant to the reservoir and see if that helps? Still don't think this would affect the temp inside the cabin.
I am a reasonably new jeep owner (Sept 23) and we love wheeling and upgrading her. It's a cult we're happy to have joined.
I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me with something I've noticed lately. I am very capable of doing small jobs and light maintenance work but I don't want to start tearing into things because Dr. Google thinks it might be the answer.
My 2013 Sahara (the Pentastar 2.6, 100k miles) doesn't have any leaks or any obvious issues but here is what I'm trying to puzzle out. It will run hot (sort of) sometimes. It never quite gets to the 3/4 mark, but it gets close, and will stay there for a minute or two until the fans come on and bring it back down to the usual halfway. It's not at any particular time, though I did notice today when I hit the gas a bit harder it went up pretty quick (but came back down just as fast, within 30 seconds). Concurrently, the heat blows hot and cold sometimes, and I can kind of manipulate it by changing the heat setting dial. I can't pin it down to moving or idling. Also, when idling in the driveway it never gets hot, to the best of my knowledge. I just had the oil changed somewhere and they topped off fluids, etc (allegedly). I don't know if I would even notice that it is doing this at all unless I was constantly looking at the temp guage. I don't remember it doing this with the heat either, but I ride with the top open a lot and haven't really used the heat until now.
I can change the thermostat myself and will likely start there since it pretty easy. Based on what I experience, I think that might be a good jumping point. Has anyone else encountered this with their JK's?
Edited: on a whim, I checked the coolant reservoir. Trucks been off for maybe an hour, but still warm. I can just barely see coolant in the reservoir about an inch or two below min line. Should I just add coolant to the reservoir and see if that helps? Still don't think this would affect the temp inside the cabin.
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