faulty temp guage

[andrew]

I have a Marea 2.4 td hlx
Essentially its the same as a brava.
the Problem is the temperature guage dosnt work then all of a sudden it goes up to a normal reading, this only lasts a few seconds or minutes at the most. I cant find any loose connections anywhere.
Near the bottom of the radiator on the drivers side of the car there is a connection which i presume sends the temperature reading to the guage.
Is there a way of testing this?
or any other ideas?

 

[Bertje]

faulty watertemp

Same problem with my marea 100td, after they exchanged the radiator. Probably bad contact, or bad temp-sensor. At 23th shet goes to the dealer
Rob.

 

[Sean]

Me too

Same problem with my 96 Bravo. Gauge usually dosnn't register, then jumps up and down erratically, usually on accelleration, then drops off again.

 

[andrew]

let me know

we all got the problem but not a soloution, would be intrested to know what your garage does to fix it .

or from anyone else whos had it solved as it's obviously a common fault

 

[Bertje]

fualty watertemp

Exactly the same problem indeed, I hope they can solve it next week 23-11. I suspect the senser itself.
Rob.

 

[Bertje]

solution faulty watertemp

Today the dealer exchanges the temp-sensor on the motor. Now it's OK again.
Rob.