Engine temperatures with cold weather nose cover ?

[OuterUB]

Are these normal ? This is after driving.... idling.

 

[jetrinka]

Looks fine to me

 

[kennelpj]

Are these normal ? This is after driving.... idling.

Are you towing? Unloaded, I rarely get over 200deg for oil temp. Unless climbing a mountain fast. Towing I regularly see above 210 at highway speeds

 

[MtnRider]

A little on the hot side if you are not towing. How cold is it outside, what is your location?

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[Nick]

Your outside air temp is showing 47 . Don't know what your early morning temp is but 47 does not warrant a winter front . Your manual might mention the parameters . Speaking from experience I never ran one unless it was really cold like 0. Your truck has thermostatically controlled shutters to help maintain proper engine temps . I suggest that you take the coveri off and see if your truck will maintain minimum temps .

 

[MtnRider]

Your outside air temp is showing 47 .

Good catch.

Take that cover off, way too hot out for that. Unless you are living with daily temps below 0 I would not run a cover. I spent 10 years in Colorado and Never ran one.

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[OuterUB]

Much appreciated fellas !

 

[AH64ID]

You can ignore oil temp and oil pressure, they are both fake. There is no oil temp sensor and there isn't an oil pressure transducer, just a 6 psi switch.

204° is a little warm for empty driving, but nothing crazy. The 190° thermostat isn't fully open until 207°, but it doesn't usually get that hot driving empty unless it's really hot out.

You can leave the winter front on if the temps warm up in the afternoons, just be sure to open all 4 flaps.

They aren't really needed unless it's very cold, but they sure can be nice for heat retention when running errands, slightly reduced warm up time, and slightly better economy in the cold. If it's above 10° and you're towing I would take it off.

 

[OuterUB]

You can ignore oil temp and oil pressure, they are both fake. There is no oil temp sensor and there isn't an oil pressure transducer, just a 6 psi switch.

204° is a little warm for empty driving, but nothing crazy. The 190° thermostat isn't fully open until 207°, but it doesn't usually get that hot driving empty unless it's really hot out.

You can leave the winter front on if the temps warm up in the afternoons, just be sure to open all 4 flaps.

They aren't really needed unless it's very cold, but they sure can be nice for heat retention when running errands, slightly reduced warm up time, and slightly better economy in the cold. If it's above 10° and you're towing I would take it off.

That's great information! Thanks!

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

When afternoon temps get around 10°C i put mine on as its still fairly flexible and easy to install but flaps open until -10°C after that you can close the flaps.

 

[OuterUB]

When afternoon temps get around 10°C i put mine on as its still fairly flexible and easy to install but flaps open until -10°C after that you can close the flaps.

Yah .... I'm thinking flaps open or closed allows me to leave it on for now.

 

[OuterUB]

You can ignore oil temp and oil pressure, they are both fake. There is no oil temp sensor and there isn't an oil pressure transducer, just a 6 psi switch.

204° is a little warm for empty driving, but nothing crazy. The 190° thermostat isn't fully open until 207°, but it doesn't usually get that hot driving empty unless it's really hot out.

You can leave the winter front on if the temps warm up in the afternoons, just be sure to open all 4 flaps.

They aren't really needed unless it's very cold, but they sure can be nice for heat retention when running errands, slightly reduced warm up time, and slightly better economy in the cold. If it's above 10° and you're towing I would take it off.

NOW you've got me curious ..... those parameters are fake ? How are the reported numbers generated ?

 

[AH64ID]

NOW you've got me curious ..... those parameters are fake ? How are the reported numbers generated ?

Algorithms. I would guess ECT, rpm, ambient temp, etc.

I ran real oil pressure and temp gauges on my ‘05. The oil pressure algorithm is rarely correct, but oil temp seems pretty good.

There hasn’t been a real oil pressure gauge since around 2001.

These motors rarely have oil pressure or temp issues, so it’s a marketing thing.

The original reason real oil pressure gauges went away is due to the normal swing of pressure being large. 15 at idle to 60+ at 1800 rpms. People would think something was wrong and go in for warranty, just to have Dodge pay a dealership to tell them it was normal. Pretty soon the gauges were filtered, and then completely fake.

A low oil psi indication could be real, but the switch is a 6 psi switch with 10 psi being the minimum needed at idle. So if you get a low oil pressure indication then it’s really low.

 

[OuterUB]

Algorithms. I would guess ECT, rpm, ambient temp, etc.

I ran real oil pressure and temp gauges on my ‘05. The oil pressure algorithm is rarely correct, but oil temp seems pretty good.

There hasn’t been a real oil pressure gauge since around 2001.

Well ****. That's pretty lame of them ..... Appreciate the education though my friend.