(TEMP GAUGE NOT WORKING) COMPLICATED!!
01-16-2010, 10:03 AM
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(TEMP GAUGE NOT WORKING) COMPLICATED!!
my coolant guage is not working. it stays in one place even after the engine has reached its operating temperature. I checked and the car and it has no thermostant. the actual coolant sensor was hand tightened and the lower intake. and another sensor that goes to the black egr coolant rails is not connected. actually its missing the coolant rails, the egr spacer has no coolant lines, and the water pump hose is plugged with that particular sensor that belongs on the egr rail for the coolant.
when the guage wont show the temp, is the coolant sensor at fault?? or something else?
when the guage wont show the temp, is the coolant sensor at fault?? or something else?
01-16-2010, 10:30 AM
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First off be sure that youre messing with the correct sensor. the one for the gauge is on the drivers side of the lower intake, a 1 wire hookup. in most cases the wire end will be an L shape. then take that wire off and ground it out. this should cause the gauge to pin itself as hot as it can read. if that doesnt work, something
01-16-2010, 10:49 AM
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Another thing to consider is the fact that the computer has no idea what temp the motor is at. The wire that plugs into the black tubes attaches to the sensor that tells the computer your current water temp. This is a critical piece of info that the computer needs to make your car run well. Those black tubes also feed the heater so are you cold?
01-17-2010, 12:17 AM
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im going to try that as soon as possible...oh and that little sensor is called the "temperature switch" right?? i just wanna understand why it would stop working? would it be better just to buy an aftermarket TEMP gauge, or fix the original?
