# Normal temp? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 24, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/normal-temp/139119 "2019-04-24T00:27:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gandhi\_s-flip-flop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gandhi_s-flip-flop/32/19396_2.png) [@gandhi\_s-flip-flop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gandhi_s-flip-flop)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/normal-temp/139119/1 "2019-04-24T00:27:56Z")
My 2005 Malibu runs around 200 degrees after driving my car for pizza delivery for few hours. When I idle it goes to 225 then drops to 205 and same cycle goes on. For the first hour it runs around 190 even when idle. I assume it is normal ? What temp should I concern? Btw when I am driving temp is around 190 as there is air flow I guess or I am giving gas because I noticed after my water pump replaced when I gave gas from 0 mph I could hear water flowing. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/normal-temp/139119/2 "2019-04-24T00:35:49Z")
It sounds like the cooling system has air trapped in it. Bring it to a shop, and ask that they purge any air out of the cooling system. Tester ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 3:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/normal-temp/139119/3 "2019-04-24T03:52:35Z")
You shouldn’t hear any sound from the coolant flowing. If you do hear a sort of gurgling or trickling sound, almost certainly there’s an air bubble somewhere, as posted above. On my Corolla the normal operating temp per the dash display is around 180-190, but in low speed traffic or idling it will go to 210-215 degrees and then the cooling fan kicks on & brings it back to 190. ---
**Author:** ![gandhi\_s-flip-flop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gandhi_s-flip-flop/32/19396_2.png) [@gandhi\_s-flip-flop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gandhi_s-flip-flop)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/normal-temp/139119/4 "2019-04-24T04:04:39Z")
I don’t hear any noise it happened only for few minutes after I got the car from repair shop.