Car Overcooling Problems

[ben_r1]

Coolant changed and bled this morn when i did the thermostat obviously, but i know how to bleed it. gonna give it another go though.

Dials were out a few weeks back to blank the airbag light out but didnt touch the needles or temp gauge.

 

[c197mark]

mite be a earth prob then mate check all your connections of the stuff you removed

 

[ben_r1]

mite be a earth prob then mate check all your connections of the stuff you removed

Have done multiple times now mate. Dash is a simple one plug connector and its secure and fine.

I dont know whether i knocked the needle though and mis aligned it, hence why i need to know where it sits normally.

 

[c197mark]

ill send you a pic fella

 

[ben_r1]

ill send you a pic fella

Cheers for the help mate.

I changed my mind, seeing as i toyed with the dials a few weeks back im going to assume its them first, and if it dont work i'll change the sensor.

Do you reckon it'll be covered under warranty even with all my mods mate???

 

[ben_r1]

Cheers to Mark and the other lads down at Toomey Renault for having a bash at my car, much appreciated for turning a blind eye to the mods lol.

Outcome was that apparently every 197/200 has a fluctuating temp gauge needle. After a quick spin in Marks luvely motor it put my mind at ease to see that his did it too.

Anyone else experience this then?

 

[Jib197cup]

yeah mine goes up and down

 

[ben_r1]

yeah mine goes up and down

Does it not bug ya lol?

 

[Jib197cup]

yep it does indeed but nothing that can be done ! lol

 

[ben_r1]

Lol my evil plan is to bring to the entire 197 owners attention so it bugs them just as much, why should i suffer alone

 

[Jib197cup]

lol good plan im sure mine didnt used to do it then it just started for no reason !! strange cars lol

 

[ben_r1]

Yeah same here mate, mine just did it one morning. It would appear though its a std clio thing, will be interesting to see if everyone experiences this. Maybe its just an Essex thing

 

[Jib197cup]

could be and essex thing lol we will find out when i move to cambridgeshire haha

 

[ryan197]

so why was it effecting the cars performance if it was the needle?

sorry its kevs that doesnt rev past 6800 rpm

 

[Jib197cup]

so why was it effecting the cars performance if it was the needle?

sorry its kevs that doesnt rev past 6800 rpm

kevs thermostat was broke

 

[wedge]

Glad its a normal thing. Noticed mine does it since i picked it up in october last year. When travelling at a steady speed seems to stay at the halfway between 1st & 2nd bars, sit in traffic though and its sitting nearer the 2nd one.

 

[ryan197]

kevs thermostat was broke

yeh and his car didnt warm up, so needle was low on the gauge

 

[ben_r1]

Thermostat is a very simple job tho. 3 bolts and your done, not even a gasket or seal to worry about

 

[Original Boy racer]

Glad I've read this now as I've got the same problem with mine. My Temp guage sits between a quarter and a half even after a long run. Doesn't even creep up if the car is sitting in traffic. was getting worried and have asked the dealer who sold me the car to sort it out. As they're pretty clueless I guess they will never fix it.

 

[ben_r1]

Well my problem isn't that is won't reach the middle of the gauge but it reaches there and then drops, only to repeat again and again.

Thanks.