Major Coolant temp discrepancy
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Major Coolant temp discrepancy
For about the last year I've become pretty concerned with the high temp readings Megasquirt reports on Andy's (Crnrhrd) car. Cruise on a 70 degree day with factory cooling system typically reported 210 - 215+ degrees on a naturally aspirated motor. Recently he upgraded to a Godspeed radiator, 160 degree thermostat, even replaced the temp sensor for the ECU and nothing changed. The radiator is full of distilled water only along with water wetter, still doesn't make any difference at all. Noticed recently using TunerStudio we're seeing 230 degree water temps after a high boost highway pull and I'm really not sure whats going on here.
The other day we started the car and brought it up to temp. Megasquirt was showing 190 degrees CLT but my thermocouple dropped into the radiator filler neck gave me a 168 degrees. This really screwed me up, so I reflashed the firmware to MS and it didn't change anything at all.
Is this difference in temp between whats in the radiator's filler vs the rear of the head part of the Miata's factory cooling routing problem or is there some underlying problem here that we're both overlooking?
The other day we started the car and brought it up to temp. Megasquirt was showing 190 degrees CLT but my thermocouple dropped into the radiator filler neck gave me a 168 degrees. This really screwed me up, so I reflashed the firmware to MS and it didn't change anything at all.
Is this difference in temp between whats in the radiator's filler vs the rear of the head part of the Miata's factory cooling routing problem or is there some underlying problem here that we're both overlooking?
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Which MegaSquirt system? Could be a sensor calibration issue.
Where exactly did you put the t-couple? I'd fully expect (and hope) that coolant in the radiator would be less hot than coolant in the back of the motor.
Where exactly did you put the t-couple? I'd fully expect (and hope) that coolant in the radiator would be less hot than coolant in the back of the motor.
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Have to check the temps fully cold, haven't done that yet.
Its a PNP from DIY, I even downloaded their software and tried to reflash it again with a fresh image. I'd expect a temp difference too between the back of the head and radiator, but 22 degrees?
I tried to be careful about how to insert the thermocouple, made sure it was about 2" inside the filler neck on the radiator making sure not to touch actual metal.
Its a PNP from DIY, I even downloaded their software and tried to reflash it again with a fresh image. I'd expect a temp difference too between the back of the head and radiator, but 22 degrees?
I tried to be careful about how to insert the thermocouple, made sure it was about 2" inside the filler neck on the radiator making sure not to touch actual metal.
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For the 99/00 here:
DIYPNP MegaSquirt installation for the Mazda Miata
For the 94/95 here:
DIYPNP MegaSquirt installation for the Mazda Miata
DIYPNP MegaSquirt installation for the Mazda Miata
For the 94/95 here:
DIYPNP MegaSquirt installation for the Mazda Miata
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Thanks
I just went through all of the menu options on TS, and I can not find 'Calibrate Thermistor Tables.' I am not seeing it under 'Tools.'
I also checked in the mainController notepad.
I have the most recent update of TS.
I just went through all of the menu options on TS, and I can not find 'Calibrate Thermistor Tables.' I am not seeing it under 'Tools.'
I also checked in the mainController notepad.
I have the most recent update of TS.
Again from TunerStudio, click 'Tools > Calibrate Thermistor Tables'. Make sure 'Coolant Temperature Sensor' is selected at the top.
For the CLT, use the following table with a bias resistor setting of 2490 ohms:
Temperature F / C Resistance In Ohms
-4 / -20 16150
104 / 40 1150
176 / 80 330
For the CLT, use the following table with a bias resistor setting of 2490 ohms:
Temperature F / C Resistance In Ohms
-4 / -20 16150
104 / 40 1150
176 / 80 330
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Calibrate Thermistors is only an option for MSII, with MSI you must build the tables within your firmware upload file using Easy Therm.
You thermfactor, matfactor, and airdenfactor.inc, in your mtcfg folder of your project, must match the firmware you have loaded on your MS.
if you're running Tuner Studio, those files must be copied into the INC folder on of your project.
You thermfactor, matfactor, and airdenfactor.inc, in your mtcfg folder of your project, must match the firmware you have loaded on your MS.
if you're running Tuner Studio, those files must be copied into the INC folder on of your project.
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I opened up EasyTherm, and there were the tables for both coolant and ait.... Then I started reading through some of this and Scott's last post, and I want to shoot myself
I am probably going to have to stick with the 'square peg, round hole' philosophy. I do not see good things happening if I start screwing around with EasyTherm.
I am probably going to have to stick with the 'square peg, round hole' philosophy. I do not see good things happening if I start screwing around with EasyTherm.
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For the 99/00 here:
DIYPNP MegaSquirt installation for the Mazda Miata
For the 94/95 here:
DIYPNP MegaSquirt installation for the Mazda Miata
DIYPNP MegaSquirt installation for the Mazda Miata
For the 94/95 here:
DIYPNP MegaSquirt installation for the Mazda Miata
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