Temp readding HOT but car is not overheating
10-01-2013, 08:33 AM
#11
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I've read a few members that attempted to replace themselves, however they were unsuccessful. Need to be familiar with soldering and have lots of patience.
When the time comes, I will have mine professionally fixed.
When the time comes, I will have mine professionally fixed.
10-01-2013, 10:29 AM
#12
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Gainesville, Florida
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Stepper motor. Same thing happened with my Temp and Tach gauges on my 05. Luckily the whole cluster got replaced since the dealer I bought it from didn't seem to mention they weren't working when I bought it.
10-01-2013, 02:13 PM
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we were messing with it yesterday, took out the Cylinder head Temp sensor and then the Needle dropped and stopped working. So we figured for $20, lets just change the sensor and see what happens. We changed the Cylinder head Temp sensor and it fixed the problem. I drove it for about 15 minutes and it was reading just under mid, i think the problem is fixed.
Accessories on
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Running for 10 minutes
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Running for 10 minutes
10-02-2013, 10:52 AM
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that was my next plan, but i would really hate to do it. I can get a used one with same or close to the same miles, but i wanted to try every other option before. Drove the car all night yesterday and it seems to be fine, it is possible that it was just the sensor.
10-02-2013, 10:56 AM
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that was my next plan, but i would really hate to do it. I can get a used one with same or close to the same miles, but i wanted to try every other option before. Drove the car all night yesterday and it seems to be fine, it is possible that it was just the sensor.
10-02-2013, 01:55 PM
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10-02-2013, 01:57 PM
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Mine worked sometimes until 3 out of 4 were completely off or didn't work anymore so I am sure its the stepper motor. It doesn't matter the mileage of another cluster, the cluster won't drop in and just work like that because of the PATS system I am pretty sure your car won't start with another cluster. Your local Ford dealership will have to reprogram it for your car, they charged me $80 I believe to do it.
for the money for a new cluster and programming it, i would just get gauges on the pillar, i need a boost gauge anyway