Fitted my Liquid Gauge today

[realman]

I'm not sure if i have a problem with my car. The temp gauge (coolant) on my liquid gauge goes upto 110 0C then the fans cut in and the gauge shows 98 0C when in traffic. The Gauge on the dash does not move of 90 0C! I'm worried the engine is getting to hot! If i put the air con on the gauge sits at 85 0 C. Could have a problem with my fans? The next thing is if i didn't have the gauge i would not of known there was a problem! What are your thoughts?

 

[LEE69]

Mine never goes over 92 even in traffic, there is a lot of discrepancy between the dash gauge and an after-market "reading" which in my experience is always far more accurate.

 

[leon cupra r]

Mine never goes over 92 even in traffic, there is a lot of discrepancy between the dash gauge and an after-market "reading" which in my experience is always far more accurate.

what about the old climate control reading using number 51?

Mine always sits at smack on 90 on there, even when the dash needle goes slightly above and the fans kick in...... how accurate is that supposed to be?

 

[LEE69]

Climate control matched the dash.

 

[leon cupra r]

so also pretty useless

mind you, having said that... doesnt match the dash while warming up.. dash races ahead by a country mile... where does the climate take it's feed from? is there a sensor in the coolant pipes which actually pass through the heating system?

 

[wild willy]

I've had mine fitted a little while now and its great. The fiberglass gauge housing needed a little bit of TLC to fit perfectly and even now it doesn't fit completly flush on the end nearest the drivers door. I do feel that the joystick is recessed a little too much, it only prutrudes about 1mm, how much does yours prutrude past the housing.

 

[LEE69]

Yeah mines about the same.

 

[h0tr0x]

wow thats cool! very tempted....

is it easy enough to feed the wiring from the back of the unit down to the ashtray port? does it go behind the dash?

 

[LEE69]

I removed the lower dash and fed it though, very easy and made a neat job.

 

[Ape]

Same here, a few screws to remove and then just thread it through to the port under the ashtray. really easy.

 

[realman]

So back to my original question! Do you think 110 oC is too high?!

 

[LEE69]

For everyday driving, yes.

 

[realman]

I have checked the fans as to other threads and they seem to be working ok. Also have a new water pump and thermosate, any ideas? Thanks

 

[LEE69]

Is the gauge reading 90?
What about the climate hidden functions?

 

[BoomhaueR]

Does anyone know how the gauge 'measures' oil temp when we have no sensor directly in the oil?

 

[LEE69]

We do have a sensor in the oil, the 210 doesn't.

 

[LEE69]

Picture stole from Muttley

 

[realman]

The gauge in the cluster never moves above 90 oC

 

[LEE69]

Running 110 i'd have thought it would tbh you could try a new CTS can get them for less than £10 of egay

 

[realman]

i'll give it a try. Where are they located? I've got an 800mile road trip to france the end of next month just wanted to make sure its not running to hot!