Q: When the car is started cold, it rises to normal operating temperature within 60 to 90 seconds. What could cause this?
When I start the car cold, the temperature gauge rises from cold to normal operating temperature(normal temperature reads on the gauge, a little less than 1/2). Car is not over heating, however the air temperature inside the car feels hotter than it should be(like the heater has been left on).After prolong driving the transmission and the catalytic converter feels extremely hot. What could be causing this problem?
My car has 204000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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