@Listlad ,
To draw an analogy. For 11 years I once owned a 2.5l turbo diesel van. These particular vehicles if not maintained properly are prone to overheating due to the extensive pipe work on the coolant system return & flowing to a mid seated engine, along with serving 2 heater matrixes front & back.
Now, I and a few others on a Jap import forum fitted a mutitude of temp gauges, coolant loss alarms & wot not to our vehicles.
Then we exchanged data..
The issue is. Though I was glad to have these sensors fitted thus spotting any potential early catastrophe that could cost a £1,600 repair bill.
All the vans used on this venture though having the same base spec. Were different. For starters the sevice history was different. Some had camper conversions lugging different loads. Different tyres & wheel spec mine was 4x4 others were rear w drive.
Some experinced a lag in temprature rise after a hill clime, which might have been attributed to a slower responding stat?
I've bombed it up from my Wiltshire residence to the M4 & done trips in Swtzerland & north Italy in this beast.
Lol, not every hill climb is the same for these indevidual vans either..
The motor gave me many years of trouble free driving.
As an insulin user. I take a similar aproach with my Libre readings.. Act accordingly to avoid potential trouble later on.
I'm interested to know how you use yours..?