Hi All,

Recently posted about the purchase of an 03 multipla but in the end decided against it. I managed to purchase a pretty reasonable condition 05 jtd 115.

I have been reading here on the forum about people's troubles with the dash temp gauge and think I also have the same problem. I haven't seen mine raise past 2 bars and the majority of the time there are none.

My question is what is the point of this? What will happen if I don't attend to this? The heater is hot and cold enough but admit it can be really hot on the 18c dial and the same temp on the 24c for instance.

Is the engine getting too hot and the gauge giving a wrong reading? Just a bit confused?!?!

On a side not I have also noticed a buzzing or vibration like sound on acceleration coming from the left of the cabin. It's not the radio and it sounds like it's coming from the door. It dosent seem to be affecting the performance just a bit annoying. Does anyone have any experience of this?

Thanks in anticipation for your valuable knowledge. I'm very happy to be a new Multipla owner.

Adam

Diesels generally run much cooler than Petrol Engines.

In the current temperatures (10-15°C), you'll likely only see 2 or 3 bars at any time.
I've had 2/3 of my Rad covered with cardboard for Winter, still only saw 4 bars max at any time.
Just removed half the cardboard yesterday, still 4 bars max showing, 3 generally.

Hi Adam,

I've only had my 03 JTD for a couple of months, and for the most part I only ever have 2 bars on the gauge to. The only time I've ever seen 3 bars was this Saturday when I took it up the M40 to Banbury, and like you my heater works fine and the engine has never felt or smelt too hot.

It was suggested to me that maybe my thermostat wasn't fully working, but as I'm getting heat into the cabin, I'm fairly confident that the coolant is being circulated

I just put a new thermostat on my multijet engine, now runs at 4 bars and the temp according to the multiscan software says it's running at 89 degrees before the stat opens.