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Old 01-30-2007, 01:20 AM
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Not that long ago i noticed that my temp gauge doesnt move much away from C.
I let my car warm up and it even doesnt this after driving for awhile...any ideas?
 
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Old 01-30-2007, 01:36 AM
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same here... i've been told it was the temp sensor or sender

its like 40 bucks from ecs
 
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Old 01-30-2007, 01:38 AM
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Sender?
 
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Old 01-30-2007, 01:41 AM
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its the same thing, it read the temperature, then sends the temp to the gauge
 
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Old 01-30-2007, 02:25 AM
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Interesting mine has the same sympton, 1997 1.8T A4 quattro, bought a new thermostat to replace it. A mate put a digital temp sensor on it to check and said motor is running cool but not abnormally. My temp gauge always stays on cold, except in traffic it can go up, but comes right down with fans and movement.
 
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Old 01-30-2007, 02:47 AM
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there are the new revised 'Greentops'. they are what you guys need.. the old ones, ones that are originally in our cars are black and tend to go out.. this can cause a number of problems.. i can possibly get a couple people some for $13 shipped w/ O ring(they're on AZ)
 
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Old 01-30-2007, 03:36 PM
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there are the new revised 'Greentops'. they are what you guys need.. the old ones, ones that are originally in our cars are black and tend to go out.. this can cause a number of problems.. i can possibly get a couple people some for $13 shipped w/ O ring(they're on AZ)
I might be interested if you pretty sure that this is the cause of the problem.
 
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Old 01-30-2007, 03:38 PM
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Mine does it too, but it runs great so...
 
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not a problem as long as you get good heat flow into the cabin many gauges do that and not uncommon ( heat to the cabin is the main thing ) when it starts getting colder then there is an issue
 
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Old 01-30-2007, 06:34 PM
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Sounds like a bad thermostat, not a temperature sensor.
 


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