Originally posted by Paul
My 230k temp is around 80-87'C in traffic,but has been up around
95 before,there is a noticable increase in engine noise,ie thinner oil,more engine wear.I think it is fine to remove the crank fan as long as it is replaced with other means of keeping the engine at the correct temperature.
Man, there must be something wrong with my car or it's working very well. My temp guage stays slightly above 80 and never really moves (at least not in the summer, I'll monitor it this winter and see it if drops when I'm on the highway).

I hear my fans turn on/speed up, etc, but my temp never really changes...I hope everything is working ok.

When it comes time to change my coolent, I'm going with a 55/45 water/coolent mix with "wetter water" in there.