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Water Temp on Zetec Engine ?
Scoobythedog - 16/8/09 at 04:03 PM

The sensor is located between the water pump and the expansion tank,

What temperature should it settle at when its running well ?

Scooby


madteg - 16/8/09 at 05:48 PM

Mine runs at about 92 deg


fatbaldbloke - 16/8/09 at 07:48 PM

The Zetec is generally regarded as quite a hot running engine. 92-98 is a good stable temperature, but it's quite happy to run up to 105 before the cooling fan cuts in. This does mean though that it's important to use anti-freeze/high temp additives in the cooling water.