OT car experts? Need help

Yeah I'm also looking for help at different sites, not just gs, so dont give me "use teh google gs ot knows nothing!!!".

Bought a brand new Citroen C3 2013 1 week ago, it's a great car but im kind of worried because I've noticed it takes an awful lot for the engine to cool down, like, I can use it for say half an hour, then park it and turn it off, and 5 hours later the engine is still hot, not hellfire hot but hot regardless.

I've had a nissan terrano and a toyota hilux, both of them big cars with relatively big engines and they didn't had this issue, they would be completely cool after 1 hour or so.

Is there any explanation for it or something I should be concerned about or should I just let it slide?

I'd call the dealership, since it's new they might not charge you to check on it. Anyhow, how's the climate where you are?lamprey263

[QUOTE="lamprey263"]I'd call the dealership, since it's new they might not charge you to check on it. Anyhow, how's the climate where you are?lightleggy

Citreon's are notorious for failing intercoolers and such, problems on the C5 are a dime-a-dozen.

Check the fluid levels of everything first, you can just eliminate 1-by-1 and it'll give you your answer.

i'm not an expert but french engines are known to be working on a higher temprature than usual and they work just fine.

check the fan is it working?

Bought a brand new Citroen C3 2013lightleggy

There's nothing wrong. Once the engine is off, the amount it cools down depends on the climate, time of day and the amount of insulation in the engine bay, along with the color (Black engine bay cools faster then white, hence why jet aircraft engine bays are always painted black)

Cars dont self cool down when they are off, if they are off then they are off.  Sometimes the fan will continue to blow, but the engine is not running so the coolent isn't going threw it anyway. In Arizona, if I turn my car off going into work it'll stay hot till I get out (I work 10 hour shifts)


And yes, I am a car expert.  If you're car is not overheating when you are driving it, and if this is not in anyway affecting how you're car is running then you are overthinking it.

Is it actually running hotter than usual / over heating?  If not, then no worry.  If so, check fan and thermostat function as well as antifreeze level and condition.

Is it actually running hotter than usual / over heating?  If not, then no worry.  If so, check fan and thermostat function as well as antifreeze level and condition.

MountyManGamer

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Is it actually running hotter than usual / over heating?  If not, then no worry.  If so, check fan and thermostat function as well as antifreeze level and condition.

GTA_dude

That's not what I mean't.  If the car is staying hotter than usual after being run, then it probably reached higher temps when in operation.  Been working on cars for ages so I know all the basics you were describing ;)