This is the first time this happened to me. I was in a drive through longer then usual waiting for the slow pokes in front of me to get their food and my SL2 (which never gets hot) started creaping up the temp guage. The previous owner put a brand new radiator and thermostat in the car and I've never had an issue with cooling.

There are no numbers but it typically sits just above the first mark (1/4 tick) all the time. It slowly creeped up to just over the second mark 1/2 tick) so it startled me because i'd never noticed that happening before. But as soon as I pulled off it dropped right back to my cars normal.

So the next morning when I could see I ran to the parts store got a new fuse and relay for my fan. Installed them and let it run in my driveway for a while. After about 20min it started creeping up again. This time it just about got to the third mark (3/4 tick) and finally the electric fan turned on quickly bringing the temp back down. Is this normal? It seems kind of close the the red before it cuts on. Can I adjust it some how to make it come on sooner. Thanks and sorry for the book. Just wanted to give the hole story.

 

same exact behavior for my 95 and 97 coupes. Just the way it is. I'd not call it abnormal

 

Cooling fan turns on "about" the 3/4 mark. Always on when the A/C is on. You should always see it climb and drop in heavy traffic.

 

mine climbs quickly when im not moving for long, however my cooling fan turns n around the 1/2 way mark

 

awesome. Thanks for the info! I guess i am seeing the norm with my car. That is great news for me! I was worried for a bit though.

 

Always good to check things, but this is normal ... enjoy your ride.