2001 A4 1.8T coolent temperature gauge
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Re: 2001 A4 1.8T coolent temperature gauge
"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Samar" wrote
> > Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> > that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> > always reach the midway point. It has never
> > gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> > just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> > time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> > down a little. Manual says it should remain
> > "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> > about it? Thanks.
>
> It should stay smack dead in the middle. The gauge has a dead range
> right in the center, so +/- a few degrees, it'll stay planted in the
> middle. If you notice if falls to the left during hwy driving, but is
> around the middle around town or in traffic, I'd suspect you need a new
> thermostat. At 80K miles, you should replace it anyway, along with
> timing belt and tensioner (hopefully you've done those already).
> Otherwise, if not thermostat, it could be a faulty coolant temp sensor
> or coolant gauge, but those are more rare.
A faulty coolant temperature sensor is not that rare - I've replaced it a
couple of times in 80,000 miles on my 98 A4.
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>
> "Samar" wrote
> > Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> > that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> > always reach the midway point. It has never
> > gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> > just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> > time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> > down a little. Manual says it should remain
> > "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> > about it? Thanks.
>
> It should stay smack dead in the middle. The gauge has a dead range
> right in the center, so +/- a few degrees, it'll stay planted in the
> middle. If you notice if falls to the left during hwy driving, but is
> around the middle around town or in traffic, I'd suspect you need a new
> thermostat. At 80K miles, you should replace it anyway, along with
> timing belt and tensioner (hopefully you've done those already).
> Otherwise, if not thermostat, it could be a faulty coolant temp sensor
> or coolant gauge, but those are more rare.
A faulty coolant temperature sensor is not that rare - I've replaced it a
couple of times in 80,000 miles on my 98 A4.
#12
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Re: 2001 A4 1.8T coolent temperature gauge
"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Samar" wrote
> > Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> > that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> > always reach the midway point. It has never
> > gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> > just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> > time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> > down a little. Manual says it should remain
> > "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> > about it? Thanks.
>
> It should stay smack dead in the middle. The gauge has a dead range
> right in the center, so +/- a few degrees, it'll stay planted in the
> middle. If you notice if falls to the left during hwy driving, but is
> around the middle around town or in traffic, I'd suspect you need a new
> thermostat. At 80K miles, you should replace it anyway, along with
> timing belt and tensioner (hopefully you've done those already).
> Otherwise, if not thermostat, it could be a faulty coolant temp sensor
> or coolant gauge, but those are more rare.
A faulty coolant temperature sensor is not that rare - I've replaced it a
couple of times in 80,000 miles on my 98 A4.
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>
> "Samar" wrote
> > Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> > that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> > always reach the midway point. It has never
> > gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> > just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> > time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> > down a little. Manual says it should remain
> > "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> > about it? Thanks.
>
> It should stay smack dead in the middle. The gauge has a dead range
> right in the center, so +/- a few degrees, it'll stay planted in the
> middle. If you notice if falls to the left during hwy driving, but is
> around the middle around town or in traffic, I'd suspect you need a new
> thermostat. At 80K miles, you should replace it anyway, along with
> timing belt and tensioner (hopefully you've done those already).
> Otherwise, if not thermostat, it could be a faulty coolant temp sensor
> or coolant gauge, but those are more rare.
A faulty coolant temperature sensor is not that rare - I've replaced it a
couple of times in 80,000 miles on my 98 A4.
#13
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Re: 2001 A4 1.8T coolent temperature gauge
"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Samar" wrote
> > Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> > that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> > always reach the midway point. It has never
> > gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> > just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> > time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> > down a little. Manual says it should remain
> > "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> > about it? Thanks.
>
> It should stay smack dead in the middle. The gauge has a dead range
> right in the center, so +/- a few degrees, it'll stay planted in the
> middle. If you notice if falls to the left during hwy driving, but is
> around the middle around town or in traffic, I'd suspect you need a new
> thermostat. At 80K miles, you should replace it anyway, along with
> timing belt and tensioner (hopefully you've done those already).
> Otherwise, if not thermostat, it could be a faulty coolant temp sensor
> or coolant gauge, but those are more rare.
A faulty coolant temperature sensor is not that rare - I've replaced it a
couple of times in 80,000 miles on my 98 A4.
news:ea43bm$jp2$1@inews.gazeta.pl...
>
> "Samar" wrote
> > Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> > that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> > always reach the midway point. It has never
> > gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> > just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> > time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> > down a little. Manual says it should remain
> > "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> > about it? Thanks.
>
> It should stay smack dead in the middle. The gauge has a dead range
> right in the center, so +/- a few degrees, it'll stay planted in the
> middle. If you notice if falls to the left during hwy driving, but is
> around the middle around town or in traffic, I'd suspect you need a new
> thermostat. At 80K miles, you should replace it anyway, along with
> timing belt and tensioner (hopefully you've done those already).
> Otherwise, if not thermostat, it could be a faulty coolant temp sensor
> or coolant gauge, but those are more rare.
A faulty coolant temperature sensor is not that rare - I've replaced it a
couple of times in 80,000 miles on my 98 A4.
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Re: 2001 A4 1.8T coolent temperature gauge
My vote is for it being a bad thermostat. Both the thermostat and the
coolant temperature sensor are common problems. However, when it's the
sensor that's the culprit, the behavior of the gauge will be more
erratic. If the gauge is consistently reading on the low side, chances
are that your thermostat is bad.
Samar wrote:
> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
coolant temperature sensor are common problems. However, when it's the
sensor that's the culprit, the behavior of the gauge will be more
erratic. If the gauge is consistently reading on the low side, chances
are that your thermostat is bad.
Samar wrote:
> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
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Re: 2001 A4 1.8T coolent temperature gauge
My vote is for it being a bad thermostat. Both the thermostat and the
coolant temperature sensor are common problems. However, when it's the
sensor that's the culprit, the behavior of the gauge will be more
erratic. If the gauge is consistently reading on the low side, chances
are that your thermostat is bad.
Samar wrote:
> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
coolant temperature sensor are common problems. However, when it's the
sensor that's the culprit, the behavior of the gauge will be more
erratic. If the gauge is consistently reading on the low side, chances
are that your thermostat is bad.
Samar wrote:
> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
#16
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Re: 2001 A4 1.8T coolent temperature gauge
My vote is for it being a bad thermostat. Both the thermostat and the
coolant temperature sensor are common problems. However, when it's the
sensor that's the culprit, the behavior of the gauge will be more
erratic. If the gauge is consistently reading on the low side, chances
are that your thermostat is bad.
Samar wrote:
> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
coolant temperature sensor are common problems. However, when it's the
sensor that's the culprit, the behavior of the gauge will be more
erratic. If the gauge is consistently reading on the low side, chances
are that your thermostat is bad.
Samar wrote:
> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
#17
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Re: 2001 A4 1.8T coolent temperature gauge
My vote is for it being a bad thermostat. Both the thermostat and the
coolant temperature sensor are common problems. However, when it's the
sensor that's the culprit, the behavior of the gauge will be more
erratic. If the gauge is consistently reading on the low side, chances
are that your thermostat is bad.
Samar wrote:
> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
coolant temperature sensor are common problems. However, when it's the
sensor that's the culprit, the behavior of the gauge will be more
erratic. If the gauge is consistently reading on the low side, chances
are that your thermostat is bad.
Samar wrote:
> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
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Re: 2001 A4 1.8T coolent temperature gauge
"Samar" <samarjeet.tomar@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
>
The consensus seems to be that it's either the thermostat or the temperature
sensor. It should be simple and relatively inexpensive for a competent Audi
mechanic to test the temperature sensor. The cost to replace the thermostat
would be considerably more.
news:1153759765.848904.296900@75g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
>
The consensus seems to be that it's either the thermostat or the temperature
sensor. It should be simple and relatively inexpensive for a competent Audi
mechanic to test the temperature sensor. The cost to replace the thermostat
would be considerably more.
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Re: 2001 A4 1.8T coolent temperature gauge
"Samar" <samarjeet.tomar@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
>
The consensus seems to be that it's either the thermostat or the temperature
sensor. It should be simple and relatively inexpensive for a competent Audi
mechanic to test the temperature sensor. The cost to replace the thermostat
would be considerably more.
news:1153759765.848904.296900@75g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
>
The consensus seems to be that it's either the thermostat or the temperature
sensor. It should be simple and relatively inexpensive for a competent Audi
mechanic to test the temperature sensor. The cost to replace the thermostat
would be considerably more.
#20
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Re: 2001 A4 1.8T coolent temperature gauge
"Samar" <samarjeet.tomar@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
>
The consensus seems to be that it's either the thermostat or the temperature
sensor. It should be simple and relatively inexpensive for a competent Audi
mechanic to test the temperature sensor. The cost to replace the thermostat
would be considerably more.
news:1153759765.848904.296900@75g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
> Since my last (80K) service, I have noticed
> that the coolent temperature gauge does not
> always reach the midway point. It has never
> gone past the midway point, but sometimes it
> just hovers around it on the lower side. At
> time it will reach the midpoint and then go
> down a little. Manual says it should remain
> "somewhere in the middle". Should I be concerned
> about it? Thanks.
>
The consensus seems to be that it's either the thermostat or the temperature
sensor. It should be simple and relatively inexpensive for a competent Audi
mechanic to test the temperature sensor. The cost to replace the thermostat
would be considerably more.