05' Chevy Cobalt

Asked by Bowery2 Jul 02, 2017 at 10:58 PM about the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 05' Chevy Cobalt base model sedan was
purchased used, it has 172,000 miles, and i recently
noticed the coolant to be 190 F. I also noticed the
coolant temp rise extremely quickly, going from
130- 170 F within a few minutes and a drive across
the street ( not even a mile). I do have an oil leak,
however we've added more oil and it still is getting
really hot. Is this normal? ( ps i'm getting the oil leak
fixed but am just trying to evaluate the tempatue )

2 Answers

190 is on the low side of normal. The car warms up fast due to the thermostat being closed (normal).

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If the temp gets over 220 then you need to worry. At around 211-215 the cooling fans should kick on and bring the temp back down.

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