rioedge Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hey guys, newbie here. I have a 2010 Edge (Canadian model) here in Brazil. When I was driving it today the oil temp gauge was all the way on red and the a/c was blowing hot air when driving. After I pulled over the air got cooler, but not anywhere close to where it should be. I pulled over let it cool down and brought it home. The dealership here has been pretty tough to deal with so far, has anyone experienced this, any thoughts? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hey guys, newbie here. I have a 2010 Edge (Canadian model) here in Brazil. When I was driving it today the oil temp gauge was all the way on red and the a/c was blowing hot air when driving. After I pulled over the air got cooler, but not anywhere close to where it should be. I pulled over let it cool down and brought it home. The dealership here has been pretty tough to deal with so far, has anyone experienced this, any thoughts? Thanks. Oil temp or coolant temp? If it's coolant temp the first things to check are the coolant level and the fan. If both of those are ok and it's not just a bad temp sensor then water pump would be the next guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_bova Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 is there even an oil temp gauge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 is there even an oil temp gauge? I didn't think so, thus the question. I'm sure it was the coolant temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatG Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I'd check the Thermostat prior to Waterpump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Yeah, a stuck thermostat is pretty common. Try all of that stuff above and let us know the results... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Yeah, a stuck thermostat is pretty common. Try all of that stuff above and let us know the results... Except new thermostats are designed to fail in the open position. Not guaranteed of course so it is possible it stuck closed but not as likely as it used to be. Another thought is the drive belt - if it was slipping that would affect both the water pump and the A/C compressor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I'm hoping it's not a head gasket and the coolant went out the tailpipe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I'm hoping it's not a head gasket and the coolant went out the tailpipe... Me, too. But that wouldn't affect the A/C would it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I'm not sure if the edge does it, but I've heard of some cars turning on the heat automatically during an engine overheat to save themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I'm not sure if the edge does it, but I've heard of some cars turning on the heat automatically during an engine overheat to save themselves. Could be part of the limp home programming. If so that's pretty smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Yeah, they've added a ton of new features in the last decade. I have a friend with an E-class Mercedes, and it even turns off the radio and turns on it's flashers when it goes into limp mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
us11csalyer Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Umm my 07 SEL PLUS has oil readout. WHen you hit setup then info I think it runs through and tells you that everything is okay or not okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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