Paul718
Member Since: 20 Jan 2023
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 2
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Hey all,
Has anyone experienced this issue?
My temperature gauge gets upto temperature when warming the engine but then it drops to the bottom of the gauge shortly after. I keep getting warm air from the vents and then it eventually rises back to the middle of the dial.
My guess is the engine is warming up, opening the thermostat and the cold water in the radiator is going past the temperature sensor and that is eventually warming up but I’ve never had it happen with any other vehicle this way.
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 8th Nov 2023 8:07 pm |
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Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 516
 
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Had this on my D3, it was the oil temperature sensor.
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| 9th Nov 2023 6:00 am |
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Mastertech
Member Since: 13 Apr 2014
Location: North East
Posts: 132
 
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Do you have a scan tool? As above check both coolant and oil temp during warm up. Oil will take a bit longer to come up to temp than the coolant
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| 9th Nov 2023 10:04 pm |
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Paul718
Member Since: 20 Jan 2023
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 2
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Thanks both I need to get a scanner asap really. I’ll try that and see if it’s the oil sensor!
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| 10th Nov 2023 7:16 am |
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