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Got my car back from its service and the engine temp gauge stopped working. its just stuck on cold. It this easy to fix or should I buy an oil temp gauge? Just want to know when I can MIVEC..

Probably just knocked the connector off sender in the engine block cant remember exactly where it is think on top of block between the two banks? check workshop manual to make sure but should be easy fix

It's where the blue arrow is. It 's a little black clip with a single wire hanging off it. just push it back in and it should be fine.



NB:picture courtesy of Bennoz

Ha ha thats gold thanks thats exactly what i'm talking about

Thanks guys! Although I wanted an excuse to buy an oil temp gauge

Oil temp??? Both of those senders are related to the water temp.

I'm lost! My engine temp still doesnt work since I couldnt find the right black thing. Ben please explain what you're saying

Ben is saying that if your engine temp gauge is not working that means that it has something to do with water not oil. eg you engine reads water temp not oil temp so why would you need a oil temp gauge (correct me if im wrong ben).

Hmm I understand now. Still havent been able to "reconnect" the little black clip thing because I cant find it

Yeah there are 2 sensors for engine temp - both plumb straight into water galleries. The one with the blue arrow is the sender unit for the gauge, the red arrow one is a 2 wire connection direct to the ECU - it controls things like thermo fans & even changes a/f ratios depending on the water temp. It can also be the cause of running rich / high emissions when the sender begins to fail.... just for anyones info!

Is there a little mechanical device like a motor that controls the gauge? Could this be broken? I looked all over the blue arrow area and nothing seems to be disconnected

Ic ould be a break in wire somewhere, or sender failure may need replacing

the wire could be loose. Put it out n plug it back in. You can test the guage on the dash by grounding the sensor. This should shoot the temperature to the red.

All fixed!

All fixed!

how

Took it to a mechanic and he laughed at me when I told him where I was looking. Apparantly on the wrong side of the engine.

He laughed at you Wasnt he the dickhead who left it unconnected in the first place??

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NB:picture courtesy of Bennoz

where abouts is the idle control adjuster on that pic?

Cant really see it but its a a black box sort of thing on front of throttle body with a screw either side holding a sort or elongated hole and can be adjusted accordingly
On this pic would be at top right