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Temperature gauge never moves
Hi all,
The temp gauge on my 92 never moves from about 1/3 of the way up from the bottom of the gauge. It is truly stationary from when the key is off to cold start to operating temp. Any thoughts on what I should look at first? Steve
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1992 SVX lsl - >111K, pearl, 4.44 gears, ECUtune stage 1 2005 Outback XT wagon - i love that turbo!!!! 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi |
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Probably the engine temperature sensor. It is easy to replace, and is cheap, and they are pretty faulty. It is located on the back side of the engine in front of the driver side. Ill try to find a picture for you.
Last edited by dwd1985; 11-07-2005 at 08:27 PM. |
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Don't go jumping the gun and waste your money on something that isn't broken. The temp gauge uses a different sensor than the ECU engine temp sensor. Also even if the gauge sensor is bad, the needle should still return to the bottom when the power is off.
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1992 SVX lsl - >111K, pearl, 4.44 gears, ECUtune stage 1 2005 Outback XT wagon - i love that turbo!!!! 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi |
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Thanks!
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i believe if the temp sensor is to blame, then it will be the one on the front of the engine behind the alternator with the one wire connection on top of it. the sensor on the back of the engine is for the ecu i believe. you can also test the sensor to see if it's working. i know someone on here knows how and the values you should be looking for when you test it. good luck.
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What happens with mine is when the engine warms up and reaches equilibrium, if I drive on a long downhill section of road, the temp needle just steadily drops down. I know the cooling to my engine will improve, but it shouldn't drop off like that under light engine loads at high speeds (65 mph+).
-Chike
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Both temp sensors are right next to each other on the water cross over pipe located beneath the intake manifold. The sensor with two wires is the ECU sensor, the guage sensor has one wire.
http://www.subaruparts.com/diag/?mod...ategory=036A-1 number 21203 and 22630 Dave |
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Dave Last edited by red95svx; 11-08-2005 at 08:55 AM. |
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