MoNkEy MaGiC
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Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
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i noticed yesterday that the engine temperature guage is not working on my "L" reg corsa Gsi, also just before this happend i noticed the radiator coolant was quite overfilled from the service it just had so i drained it out to the right level! then thats when i noticed the temperature guage stopped working??
any ideas what could be wrong???
cheers
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
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There are 2 temp sensors, one for the ecu and one for the dash.
They are both next to each other in the thermostat housing.
The coolent level shouldn't effect it.
Most probably the connector has come off, its a poor design really, have a look at it, its at the front of the engine cam belt side.
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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mine stopped working and it was the thermostat, cost £64 for the new one, excluding fitting
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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you buy it from vauxhall? Was that the thermostat with the housing?
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WaNtEd_CoRsA
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Registered: 4th Mar 03
Location: Wakefield
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u got skanked there mate u can get em for less than 20quid with housing
and monkey magic listen to miles he know his shit
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3CorsaMeal
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yeah was with housing
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the_legend_of_yrag
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Registered: 7th Jul 03
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My dash temperature stays at the bottom aswell, could it be the same?
My ol man reckoned it cant be a problem with the thermostat coz otherwise it would boil over?
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TRL
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Registered: 24th Mar 01
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GAUGE GAUGE GAUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOT gUAge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Yeah, you got done over, I contacted vaux and they told me £60 odd, so I went to my local part factors and got just the thermostat for about £7.
The thermostat cant affect the sensor readings.
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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Registered: 12th Apr 03
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miles u know your stuff bruv thanks
turns out it was a loose connection near the thermostat, and your so rite it is such a shite design no wonder it came loose!!!
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