temperature gauge advice

[Bob Gledhill]

Hi, probably a stupid question, but I have recently bought an 01 plate Bravo 1.6 HLX. Previously I had a brava 1.2 and the temperature gauge took a while to rise, but on this car the temperature is upto just above the middle mark within a mile and moves slightly between the middle marker and the next little dot up and back down. I can feel the fan kicking in a few times and sometimes when I turn the engine off the fan keeps going for about 10 seconds. I get the impression the car is running too hot, although the needle hovers generally above the middle marker, and no warning lights are coming on – is this normal, for this car to warm up so quickly etc, anyone else have the same model does yours do the same, or is this abnormal. Don’t know much about cars but have checked water/oil levels which are ok.
Any help appreciated
Cheers
Bob

 

[mk2 punto aj]

i just had my temp sensor and thermostat replaced in my mk2 punto and my gauge is doing the same as yours now , but before i had iit changed it was taking ages to move at all ..


is the car running rough on idle? is the car overfueling?

have you noticed you getting less mpg ?

i was getting all these symtoms...

i know its not the same engine but they all have the same parts