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    Water Temperature gauge

    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

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

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

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    How much does it fluctuate?

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    From quarter on gauge to three quarters. Really strange!

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

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

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

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    Will do, thanks.


 

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