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 Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:01 am |
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Hi guys I bought a gti180 on Friday and noticed the temp needle for the water just sits in it's resting position, I sat revving it on the drive to see if the fan kicks in and it does, car drives ok but it's annoying me that I don't know what the temp is, any ideas as to what it could be? Faulty sensor? Thermostat? Thanks in advance
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:20 am |
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I have no idea but atleast you have one to start with my astra vxr don't come with any temp dials 
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:22 am |
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| meady wrote: |
| I have no idea but atleast you have one to start with my astra vxr don't come with any temp dials |
Lol really? How come
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:08 am |
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If the fan kicks in then im assuming that the temp sensor must be giving a right reading to the ECU which leads me to believe it could be the dials itself. I guess that anyway!
*waits for someone to correct me* 
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:02 am |
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yay you bought another pug!, I would also think the same, id guess that the thermostat is opening too. probs just a faulty cluster
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:01 am |
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Am I looking at an eBay or scrappy job
Then?
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:27 am |
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Remember on the 5 dial sport clusters:
Water temp gauge is at the bottom of rev counter
Oil temp gauge is on the right.
Make sure your looking at the correct tenp gauge as there has been plenty of people on here who mix the gauges up 
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:31 am |
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| furryhobnob wrote: |
| meady wrote: |
| I have no idea but atleast you have one to start with my astra vxr don't come with any temp dials |
Lol really? How come |
aint got a clue to be honest mate. It looks good because there's less going on but i did like having the temp displays there in the 206. O well cant have everything can we
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:35 am |
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One of the things thats put me of buying certain Vauxhall's - lack of coolant temp gauge.
By the time the warning light comes on the damage is already done 
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:34 am |
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It is a bit annoying but i cant resist 240 bhp its a sacrificr im willing to take
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:44 am |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
By the time the warning light comes on the damage is already done |
seriously agreed lol
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:16 am |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
Remember on the 5 dial sport clusters:
Water temp gauge is at the bottom of rev counter
Oil temp gauge is on the right.
Make sure your looking at the correct tenp gauge as there has been plenty of people on here who mix the gauges up |
Yeah cheers for the heads up mate but it's def the water temp, the oil on the right side of the cluster works fine
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:44 am |
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Try a new coolant temp sensor.
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:46 am |
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If it was the sensor the fan wouldn't kick in though would it?
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:52 am |
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Depends if it failed on a open or closed circuit
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