Hi everyone.. got a 2000 plate 2.0 mk4 golf
Problem I have with it is that the temp gauge reads the the engine is cold or slightly warm most of the time even when its been running/driving for 20mins or so..
ive had the car about 5 months.. when I first got it it was doing this.. so i changed that temp sender, didn't improve things.. also not very much heat was coming through the heater.. so I thought must be a stuck open thermo.. had thermo changed ( I even tested the new thermo in a pan of hot water to make sure it worked.. which it did) car seems to get up to temp then.. sit nicely 90c.. for about a month.. now the temp gauge is doing the same thing.. except I have lovely heat through the vent.. i have water flow back in the bottle.. all water pipes are hot after a good run.. even the one with the temp sender is hot.. feels hotter than the read out on the dash?? engine runs lovely..
Could a new sender be faulty? or could the actual dash gauge be faulty?
I was watching the gauge closely after a run earlier.. it was sitting at I suppose at about 60c.. it would move up n down very very slightly.. then I would drive off and it would drop by a millimeter.. its all rather odd.. I don't think there is a problem with the engine.. specially since I have really good heat now from the heater.. engine runs fine.. must be more electrical..
any ideas anyone?
thanks in advance
