hi wondering if anyone could help me! i have an escort van 1.8zetec and the temp gauge is playing up, the needle will just go above the red when i turn it on sometimes and then slowly sits back down and far as it can go! any ideas?

thanks

 

Sounds like a loose connection to the temp sender on the engine. If you earth out the wire that goes to it you should see the temp gauge go right up to the top. If it does this when on the sender unit, it could be time to replace it.

Cheers
Dave

 

Fetch it out of the block, clean it and put it back in. Sorted!

 

ok mate i will try that, thanks a lot

 

i took the unit out and cleaned it and it still isnt workin, i also earthed the wire and the temp gauge shot up, new unit?

 

then It must be the sender unit that's in the head that's @ fault cost u about tenner for a new one

 

It hasnt got any aftermarket gauges on has it......

If so, the temp needle may have been put back on the wrong position, so when the ignition is turned on, it auto sits at zero, and if the needle is in the wrong position that maybe in the red...... make any sense???

Steve

 

well it has had the gauges changed with the engine but it was all working fine when i bought the car so a recon the sender in knackerd, the gauge doesnt move at all now it just sits at the bottom ile just get a new one!

 

got a new sender and it works fine now. yay!

 

who HAVE to learn to listen m8

 

lol cheers mate