Author Topic: temp light/temp gauge  (Read 1237 times)

Offline SarahD

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temp light/temp gauge
« on: 08 May 2005, 15:35 »
flashing now after ive cleaned the engine bay,i didnt soak the engine though it barely got wet cos i cleaned it with a toothbrush purely for the state of the wiring in the car....

ive taken some pics... please note the car was stood for over 2hrs and this started straight away, ive driven about 3 miles then came home and taken these pics....







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Offline mjamoose

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Re: temp light/temp gauge
« Reply #1 on: 08 May 2005, 15:41 »
Sure u havent knocked the temp sender when you were cleaning the bay?
Easy to do....
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Offline SarahD

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Re: temp light/temp gauge
« Reply #2 on: 08 May 2005, 16:27 »
yes your right i have

but ive sorted that now and its revving like between 1k -1.7k bouncing  :huh:

Offline Mr Blue

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Re: temp light/temp gauge
« Reply #3 on: 08 May 2005, 16:36 »
so yours is a digifant engine?

look for air leaks in all the vacum hoses, clean out the ISV with WD40 and the throttle body butteryfly's and idle screw. spray some wd40 in your leads.

this all cured mine but you might have nocked a vacume hose off aswel :laugh:
so your temp guage is fine now?
« Last Edit: 08 May 2005, 16:38 by Blue Mk2 »
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Offline SarahD

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Re: temp light/temp gauge
« Reply #4 on: 08 May 2005, 16:47 »
its ok i removed the afm and put it back on now its ok  :grin: