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Car temperature gauge reading

2.8K views 8 replies 5 participants last post by  Fleetw00d  
#1 ·
Hello, I just bought my first element about a month ago and noticed my temperature gauge climbs to the middle when I’m either parked or idiling for maybe 5 to 10 minutes. This only happens after I driven the car around town and when I come back home to park on the street. The temperature gauge will either rise to the middle and stay there or go back down to where it normally reads which is right below the middle. Is this normal?
 
#5 ·
Both my radiator and AC condenser fans turn on as they should, but it almost feels like they are not spinning as fast as they should be. The reason why I know this is because my GF has a 2010 honda element EX and I've compared the airflow between my car and her car fans and I can feel a slightly noticeable difference on mines.