Water Temperature gauge

[Kingscott]

Hi

I have a standard williams Clio 2, thing is I have a very strange water temperature gauge reading. when driving the temperature floats about (about 3 quarters up the scale) as if there was an air lock in the system.

I have fitted a new thermostat and bled the living Sh@t out the system on a number of occations but its still the same but its still the same.

I have no headgasket issues, the car runs fine and uses no water. Its just this silly water temperature reading.

Any ideas? is this just a trate of the 2.0 williams?

Also how do I remove the Boot lip "carbon" trim please?

Many thanks

Adam

[cliokiz]

It will float up and down as the radiator fan kicks in when stationary

[Kingscott]

Indeed it will, but this is during normal driving. Ta

[cliokiz]

How much does it fluctuate?

[Kingscott]

From quarter on gauge to three quarters. Really strange!

[cliokiz]

That is really odd. Have you changed the sensor in the thermostat housing? Might be faulty.

[Kingscott]

Yer that's the next step I think, price depending I might just put up with it.

[MatBrown]

Check the small pipe coming off the top of the stat housing to header tank isn't blocked.

[Kingscott]

Will do, thanks.