Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Normal Running Temperature

[Clippy]

What's the normal running temperature for a 996?

Mine's not budging over 60 degrees while on the move - which doesn't seem very warm to me, even if the air temperature is only 10 degrees?

Perhaps the thermostat is stuck open - or someone's taken it out altogether?

[Clippy]

Weeksy,

Sounds like I'm not too far off then, as my gauge reads in Centigrade and 60C is about 140F.
Cheers

[nelly]

Normal running should be around the 80 mark, although with it being on the cool side still, it could run lower.

The 'stat opens at 75 degrees. It might be worth while running it up on the stands and make sure it's opening at around that mark. The rad will start to get hot shortly after 70 degrees or so.

[Clippy]

Cheers Nelly,

As soon as I've got the charging circuit working I'll give that a go...

G

[Shazaam!]

In fuel injected Ducatis, the coolant temperature sensor is used by the ECU to stop warm-up fuel enrichment at around 80°C. So from a fuel correction standpoint, the proper operating temperature is ABOVE 80°C. Reduce the coolant temperature below this and you're not operating efficiently.

In fact, if your engine is consistently running at 60 - 70°C in cooler weather, you should probably cover part of your radiator to reduce cooling airflow.

The fact is that running cooler is not better for your engine. YOU may feel more comfortable, but the bike is not operating at an optimum point on its fuel map.

[DC]

Mine sits at about 180 to 210!! Is that correct? I am getting worried now.

[mike916]

This time of year my 916 seldom goes over 60 deg C but in summer runs around 70 to 80 in normal riding conditions

[mike916]

Second point to the last post, when I bought my 916 about 4 years ago the temp gauge hardly moved off the bottom but the engine was running perfectly. When I changed the engine temp gauge sensor the temp gauge worked perfect again, cost about £12 then if I remember correctly. So the management temp sensor was ok. So dont always rely on the temp gauge as an accurate guide as to what temp the engine and coolant etc are running at

[Bianchi]

996BP comparisons.

Whilst out riding my temp guage reads 70C. Never givin' it a thought to see what temp the fan cuts in at. So after reading this thread I ran mine up this afternoon, and let it idle for some time, with the following temp guage readings in 'C'.... (Can't say how accurate my dials are though).

Idle at 70
Fan cut in at 90.

Hope this helps someone...