» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 438,145 Views | | | | | | 05-11-2012, 04:10 AM | #1 | Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hawaii Posts: 80 | temp gauge. 1997 ti i just installed a new temp sensor and the needle for the temp gauge goes up then goes back down. any ideas? | | | 05-11-2012, 04:25 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Central, MN Posts: 1,065 | That's kind of vague. Mine goes up when my car is running and down when it's not running. Can you be more specific? __________________ | | | 05-11-2012, 06:57 AM | #3 | Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hawaii Posts: 80 | Quote: Originally Posted by Mr.Squeelerz That's kind of vague. Mine goes up when my car is running and down when it's not running. Can you be more specific? | lol sryy bro. Kinda stressed. uhmmm when I drive it for 15-20 mins its still at the 1/4 mark and when it rises it goes back down even when the car is still running... | | | 05-11-2012, 05:44 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 2,525 | So it never goes over the halfway mark but when you are driving it moves around between 1/4 and 1/2 way? If so, I would replace the thermostat as it may be stuck open and causing the engine to run cool. | | | 05-12-2012, 06:31 AM | #5 | Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hawaii Posts: 80 | Quote: Originally Posted by mohaughn So it never goes over the halfway mark but when you are driving it moves around between 1/4 and 1/2 way? If so, I would replace the thermostat as it may be stuck open and causing the engine to run cool. | yes then the needle drops from the 1/2 way mark. I checked the engine, it gets hot!!! lol. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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