Since I bought my car a year ago the oil and water temp. has only moved from 60degC to 65degC on both
Serviced recently and in my preferred independent shop the tech used OBD port to test the gague cluster and both temp needles work/responded to a test
So I changed the oil level sender, coolant temp sensor (initially with a cheap pattern part), I also put a new decent brand thermostat in the car
When I got the car back the needle didn't even move from 60degC at the bottom of the scale on a 20 mile drive.
So I bought correct OEM VAG coolant temp. sensor. Ran the car for 10mins. on the drive and even with this fitted the needle didn't move on either oil or water.
I'll take it out for a longer drive tomorrow, but I don't hold out much hope.
It seems I've gone from a sensor that only registered a 5 degree difference when the car was upto temperature to a costly OEM new one that is no better at fixing the problem then a cheap pattern part (neither of which work). I am thinking now it could be a wiring fault?
Can anyone think of anything else to check to get these temp. gagues working again?
Also anyone know if the car will run correctly if these guages are not displaying correctly (I've got a feeling I should get some better MPG if they work as I'm suspect the ECU is always thinking the car is cold - even on a long motorway drive)
Serviced recently and in my preferred independent shop the tech used OBD port to test the gague cluster and both temp needles work/responded to a test
So I changed the oil level sender, coolant temp sensor (initially with a cheap pattern part), I also put a new decent brand thermostat in the car
When I got the car back the needle didn't even move from 60degC at the bottom of the scale on a 20 mile drive.
So I bought correct OEM VAG coolant temp. sensor. Ran the car for 10mins. on the drive and even with this fitted the needle didn't move on either oil or water.
I'll take it out for a longer drive tomorrow, but I don't hold out much hope.
It seems I've gone from a sensor that only registered a 5 degree difference when the car was upto temperature to a costly OEM new one that is no better at fixing the problem then a cheap pattern part (neither of which work). I am thinking now it could be a wiring fault?
Can anyone think of anything else to check to get these temp. gagues working again?
Also anyone know if the car will run correctly if these guages are not displaying correctly (I've got a feeling I should get some better MPG if they work as I'm suspect the ECU is always thinking the car is cold - even on a long motorway drive)
