4.6 hse temp gauge

davo300tdi · Sep 30, 2018

hi guys

The temp gauge on my 4.6 hse never seems to go out of the blue on the gauge. It normally sits Between the first and second line of the blue but sometimes goes up to the edge of the blue on a long journey.

Surely this isn’t right and it should be around the 12 o clock position?

Could it be a faulty sensor?

Thanks

Davo

Datatek · Sep 30, 2018

Could be a duff sensor, but more likely to be the thermostat.

Henry_b · Sep 30, 2018

Atleast it ain't overheating

Datatek · Sep 30, 2018

Henry_b said:
Atleast it ain't overheating

Got to be a plus with the V8

Henry_b · Sep 30, 2018

Datatek said:
Got to be a plus with the V8

Aye couldn't agree more

davo300tdi · Sep 30, 2018

It’s definitely not over heating. Will check the thermostat and sensor. I did a bit of digging on google and it seems to be quite a common fault. But have yet to find a definitive cause. On a plus note I filled up Friday night £113, have used half a tank and Ive done about 185 miles so far. Not as bad as my m3 was that was about 250 miles on £100 worth of fuel.

Datatek · Sep 30, 2018

davo300tdi said:
It’s definitely not over heating. Will check the thermostat and sensor. I did a bit of digging on google and it seems to be quite a common fault. But have yet to find a definitive cause. On a plus note I filled up Friday night £113, have used half a tank and Ive done about 185 miles so far. Not as bad as my m3 was that was about 250 miles on £100 worth of fuel.

A locked Viscous fan can also cause over cooling.

johnnyb70 · Sep 30, 2018

Cheap thermostats do this. V8s don't like running cold ask me how I know! Only buy oem. There made by gates. The price is the way to tell.

davo300tdi · Sep 30, 2018

See what you mean about the price. May as well do all the hoses at the same time.

Grrrrrr · Oct 1, 2018

And yes, should be in the middle and not move.

tanis8472 · Oct 1, 2018

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