The temperature gague on my 2001 Toyota Corolla goes all over the place from normal to high on long trips. Up ill grades it goes very hot down hill coasting it goes to normal and same on flat roads.
I have anitfreeze to the proper levels
Only on the freeway not on city streets.
Oil levels get low, I have no leaks but I am always adding oil every 300 miles
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No
not if you drive it accordingly
steep hills are best negotiated in low fears with plenty of rpm applied
for example on a steep grade with a manual 1st or 2nd or possibly 3rd and the rpm around 2000 constant will cause it no harm
automatics will go to first automatically so keep the rpm at that mark
engine damage is experienced when the gear selected is too high and the engine is placed under extreme load so down shift to allow the engine to work easily
When going down hill select first and only use the brakes to maintain the 2000 rpm range and allow the engine compression to hold the car speed back
the rule of thumb for experienced drivers is this
you select the same gear to go down that it took to come up
If your vehicle doesn't actually overheat, just getting hot, I think that's the normal behaviour for these cars. My 03 AWD behaves the same way. When driving uphill, especialy when towing, the temperature rises close to the red marking, but I have never experienced it overheating. I think that the temperature has to rise much over the normal driving temperature to activate the two electric fans.
sounds like the fuel filter is clogging up. most vehicles it runs ok, until you stop. and then the dirt, settles to bottom of filter, and restricts fuel flow. bad filter symtoms-- bogging down on hills or grades, stalls at stops, no power on take off, ETC, Hope this helps you!
Your car is running in the normal range. You should fill the resivoir to the fill line on the side. As long as the temp gague stays near the middle you should are ok. HIGH is bad.
Check the low speed fan connector. It will burn out and the fans will only run when motor is very hot. It is located between the two fans and plugs in to the fan resistor. Unplug it and inspect the connector. You can fix it with two female spade heavy duty connectors. You will see it if you open the hood and look between engine and radiator.
I had same problem, but when I got to top of hill and sat idle for a bit, it would kick down ? replaced thermostat and still happened until I dumped radiator fix for temperature problems, overheating and such and has not happened since, no problems but even when I know the engine has to be overworked and should show hot, it never goes past middle. I'm not sure of name of liquid, got it from a car dealer, but it is basic about $18.
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