Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Survey: what temperature is normal for the Zetec?

Many CEG'ers seem to have overheating on the Zetec. What is the temperature yours runs at? Or when does the cooling fan trip itself (example: my Duratec does it a M on temp gauge.)

Mine was at "A" all the time.

between 1/4 and 1/2 like reading a gas gauge. you guys right there runs too hot. make sure you fill your coolan container 1/2 inch above max.

duratecs runs really steady at "O" or about 1/4 like a fuel gauge

my zetec use to run at "M" or just under now it runs just over "M", will hit "L" in stop and go traffic

fan kicks in when it gets just above "L" or 212 F if you have OBDII and can scan that


but basically if your car doesn't show signs of over heating and the fans work correctly you have nothing to worry about, please search here and the zetec forums as this has been covered way to many times and you will get the same answers ....

remember the temp guage is not calibrated to a persice number for the needle location so it can vary from vehicle to vehicle it is calibrated to show in general where the temp is and to warn you if it gets to high

Zetecs certainly are capable of overheating, though. Mine did while climbing toward Yosemite (and I didn't take Old Priest Grade either), and this is one where the auto fan thermostat was broken so the fan was on full speed all the time unless you manually shut it off.

Mine has gone past halfway only once, when the sensor died. Otherwise, it stays just short of halfway up in any weather.