yeh..a few new cars are coming out with no temp gauge...the nissan tiida also doesnt have one.Originally Posted by chrissn89
You can check some temperatures 'live' in the AH with the CD40 stereo from my understanding, as well as your real speed...
Press and hold down the Settings button for about 5 seconds until you hear a beep, then keep pressing BC and there's different menus
Don't know if this will help, but from memory it does show a temperature in one of the screens...
let me know how it goes! might be time to replace the thermostat in mine too if the temperature fluctuation isn't normal
Ive never seen the temp guage fluctuate in my Corsa mate. Once it hits temperature it stays there so it might be worth you looking into.
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thanks for the advice mate, i'll do thatIve never seen the temp guage fluctuate in my Corsa mate. Once it hits temperature it stays there so it might be worth you looking into.
looks like next service will be new oil, new spark plugs, new ignition coil, new thermostat, liquid sealer and lots of swearing and broken tools to get the old one out!
There quite possibly a fault with ur main thermo fan, and or secondary thermo fan, mine never moved other than being in central aust, and it was 45-50 outside so yer might check them, otherwise wat coolent are you running in it??
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Yea i guess you dont really need one, other than to keep an eye on things, but if the computer can do that good on it. I take it the message will be "pull over in less than 30seconds, cause your engine is boiling motherf#$ker and if you don't it'll seize" then you say f**k i cant im in peak hour trafic and no were to pull over, if only i saw the guage getting hotter and hotter a few mins ago. But then again 99% of people would never even look at there temp guage, let alone know what it means.
Ill let know when i find out.
Yea could be, i hear them turn on and off. When the engine is hot and you turn the car off the fan still goes for a minute to cool it down.
thanks for the advice mate, i'll do that
looks like next service will be new oil, new spark plugs, new ignition coil, new thermostat, liquid sealer and lots of swearing and broken tools to get the old one out!
that means you have air bubbles in your cooling system. There is probably also a slight leak somewhere...change all clamps and gaskets.
cheers, i'll go bleed my coolant a bit tomorrow morning. there is definitely a very slow leak from my engine but its so slow its pretty hard to find where its from! last guess is from the thermostat housing so thats the next sealant joint i'll renew
why would leaks and bubbles cause the coolant to start moving through the engine while its still cold?
Thermostat not closing properly...
Air trapped will force coolant out of overflow tank.
Someone here could prob. explain the theory better...Im not a mechanic but I have experienced those things..
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