Where is the needle when it's at max, and how many miles on your car?

 

 

Use an obd scan tool to view actual temperature as measured by the temp sensor. Assuming that too indicates a warm/hot condition, I'd wager to say it's possible the thermostat isn't opening fully.

Where you at, ambient outside temp?

 

 

Does keeping the AC on help any? In most cars it keeps the fan running.

 

Start with a coolant flush and a thermostat. I had several overheating issues I live in AZ with my car especially in the summer stop and go traffic. Most of the time it was due to air in the system. I just started overheating like two weeks ago again went ahead and did a full coolant flush and bought a mishimoto racing thermostat and also added water wetter and helped a lot. He mishimoto thermostat will open up lower temp than the oem one. I got a shop to do it because these cars are hard to bleed so make sure all the air is out the system

 

I had mine creep up in the higher temp range on the dash gauge, this was in stopped traffic in Vegas a couple summers ago when it was over 115 degrees outside. I did a complete coolant flush and it's been fine since. I only use the Lisle no spill funnel kit and followed the DIY link on site, pretty easy w/ that kit and the DIY info.

 

 

If you do a complete flush you can use the universal coolant, available at all auto part stores.

 

Is the AC on when you are stopped? If you turn the AC OFF while stopped doe sit still overheat?