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82' 924 temperature gauge not moving
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First post on this website as I need some help regarding the temperature gauge on my 924. I just recently replaced all coolant pipes and hoses due to leakage from old pipes. Before these were replaced, the temp gauge moved perfectly fine and properly showed readings of water temp and after replacing hoses, it does not work. I have bled the coolant system and thermostat as well as fan switch were replaced by previous owner about 7 months ago. When switching ignition on, the needle flicks on, but after leaving the car on to run for a while, the needle does not up at all even though it's hot. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am going crazy trying to figure this out haha! |
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11-25-2023, 04:54 AM
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Mine doesn't show anything, too. I replaced the temp sensor with two contacts. That didn't help. I assume that the wiring is compromised somewhere, but couldn't remove temp gauge from instrumental cluster - all gauges are stuck there and I don't want to apply excessive force.
If yo can, check terminal at the temp sensor or wiring.... Last edited by wwdwgs; 11-26-2023 at 08:55 AM.. |
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11-25-2023, 12:16 PM
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As usual, Clark's Garage Shop Manual to the rescue:
https://www.clarks-garage.com/shop-manual/elect-19.htm#coolant |
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11-25-2023, 02:38 PM
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oh... looking at Clark's instructions, temp sensor for gauge is farther away from the front... Hm.. I had replaced a wrong sensor...Ouch.!
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11-25-2023, 02:57 PM
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No. That link for Clark's Garage is for 2.5L cars, not 2.0L.
The temp sender for the gauge is on the back of the head below the distributor and coil. It's a single wire connection, not like the 2.5L engine. Odds are that yes, wiring damaged for the OP's question as well, during the wrenching. The engine wiring harness on these cars is a bit fragile after all these years and most likely damaged in the engine bay. If the lead is touched to ground (engine block) with the ignition on, the gauge should shoot to max hot. I suspect that, in this case, it won't. Easy enough to splice in a new lead... PS - it's ALWAYS a good time to check your grounds, in this case the grounds for the dash, above the driver's foot (on a LHD car) on the firewall inside the cabin, behind the fusebox. They can cause all kinds of annoying and intermittent issues. Just use some brass cleaner, from the house, and a toothbrush.
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Vaughan Scott http://www.vaughanscott.com http://www.924.org Last edited by 924RACR; 11-26-2023 at 04:10 AM.. |
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