Engine temp question

[Hedge]

We recently got a new (old) car and I've noticed that the engine temp never reaches 90c. On every car I've owned the needle would be vertical and sat at 90. This one gets to 80 and stays there regardless of how long we drive.

The engine also has auto stop start function, yet its not once reached the criteria for it to kick in. This is making me think maybe it's temp related.

Should all dials get to vertical /90 c or is it not an issue? Thanks.

Car is a 2016 hyundai tucson 1.7 diesel.

 

[Hedge]

From a quick Google lots of people commenting the temperature sits on 80 once warmed up - nothing to say if it is an indication of a problem or not. Most vehicles are going to have a different normal operating temperature with 80-90 more common.

Personally never thought much of stop-start - there are loads of variables which affect its operation - but with more than one vehicle it rarely kicks in on my journey to work at rush hour when I'm queued a lot, decides to kick in at the slightest chance when I'm heading home in the early hours of the morning on deserted roads........ annoys me there is no simple way to just permanently disable it.

Thanks for the quick search and input.

I agree with regards to stop start and normally wouldn't care for it but since we've only had car from garage a few weeks I'd like it to kick in even once to put my mind at rest .

I read that maybe battery voltage can impact stop start too so I might plug the battery into a noco charger for a bit to rule that out.

 

[Hedge]

Cheers guys that clears it up.