I need some input before my head explodes.
Situation: Bought my 3 in December. It is the fourth 3 I've had in the past 12 years. Until three years ago I lived in Upstate New York. I now live in Central Florida.
We get some pretty chilly mornings here. 35 - 40 degrees has not been uncommon this year. I have a 25 minute drive to work. Most of the drive is at 50 - 55 mph.
The damn coolant just won't come up to temp. All the info I can find says coolant temp should be between 190 and 220 degrees. My coolant is 160 (as measured by my OBDII code reader) by the time I get to work. A recent three hour, 75mph run down the Florida Turnpike got the temp up to 170.
If I let it idle for an hour temp will slowly creep up to 180. Louvers in front of radiator don't open. Fan doesn't come on.. Turning the heat on drops it down to 170 in a couple of minutes.
None of my other 3's have behaved like this. Needle always shot up to just below the half way point on the gauge within four or five miles and never moved at all.
Two dealerships have told me there is nothing wrong.
Thoughts?
Situation: Bought my 3 in December. It is the fourth 3 I've had in the past 12 years. Until three years ago I lived in Upstate New York. I now live in Central Florida.
We get some pretty chilly mornings here. 35 - 40 degrees has not been uncommon this year. I have a 25 minute drive to work. Most of the drive is at 50 - 55 mph.
The damn coolant just won't come up to temp. All the info I can find says coolant temp should be between 190 and 220 degrees. My coolant is 160 (as measured by my OBDII code reader) by the time I get to work. A recent three hour, 75mph run down the Florida Turnpike got the temp up to 170.
If I let it idle for an hour temp will slowly creep up to 180. Louvers in front of radiator don't open. Fan doesn't come on.. Turning the heat on drops it down to 170 in a couple of minutes.
None of my other 3's have behaved like this. Needle always shot up to just below the half way point on the gauge within four or five miles and never moved at all.
Two dealerships have told me there is nothing wrong.
Thoughts?