I'm working on it being a sensor purely because the needle literally drops as it would when you turn the ignition off rather than gradually over a period of time as you'd expect with something cooling gradually. There appears to be no sign of any leakages either. Engine had a rebuild about a...

Hi all, Seems my freelander (03, 1.8) has developed a problem with the temp gauge. When I've been driving for a while, the temperature needle just drops to the bottom of the gauge. No warning lights, no fuss or anything. Occasionally the fan kicks in - but not always. If I stop and deadlock...