I'm having a problem with the engine temperature gauge. At times it seems to flutuate a lot going from 10% warm to just under 50%. After driving for a while, the car stays around 20% or less on the gauge. Do you guys have some advice on what this could be?

 

If the temperature gauge drops while driving on the highway for example, you likely have a bad thermostat - it is stuck open, so you are overcooling the enging.

If the temperature gauge sits in the middle once the car is warmed up and while idling, but then starts dropping as you start driving, its definitely a bad thermostat.

15 bucks and and hour (maximum) to change it out. You can do it yourself.

 

Thanks for the info. I'll try changing the thermostat. I don't suppose there is a how-to anywhere on how to do this.

 

i have a new thermostat and my gauge does that...not sure what the problem is, some say it's a sensor next to the ects, which i replaced a few years ago...someone also suggested it could be a voltage issue, which i'd have no idea how to fix. another suggestion was the gauge itself is bad because it happens to 95's seemingly often. i'd like to get rid of the problem but am not exactly sure what it is at this point in time.

 

Thermostat change is easy. Just a few bolts and it pops right out. Most people tell you to remove the belt tensioner, but I just loosened it up to where I had room to work. Easy job.

 

The Haynes manual says that you have to drain the coolant to change the thermostat. Is it possible to do the thermostat change with draining the coolant?

 

Yes. I didnt drain anything. It gets a tad messy, but if you are careful its not too bad.

 

It takes 5 mins to drain the radiator - thats all you need to drain... thats what I did.

 

If you haven't changed coolant for a while, it's not a bad idea anyway. I drained mine. Don't forget to get the air out when you refill!!

 

let us know if that helps because like i said, i have a new thermostat in there and it didn't fix the problem.

 

man i had the same problem, my engine tempature guage kept going up and down like crazy mad fast like it was ticking up and down mad fast for no reason, well it started happeneding after my engine kept gettin too hot from a bad water pump, and i kept opening the radiator cap and all that damn water would ****in explode out, lol tha was dumb, but then again nissan cars are straight riders and despite all the abuse that maxima still drives supurb, like when it was brand new.

 

how come i cant post a new thread?

 

http://forums.maxima.org/announcement.php?f=9

 

hey man thanks for letting me know i gotta post a some bull**** for not, dont get mad, i'm just trying to get my number higher den 15, not trying to be ignorant

 

this is number 4

 

this will be number 5 goin on 6

 

dis is number 6

 

im on post number 7 tryin to get to 15

 

Hmmmmm.......

 

Watch out man. The mods frown on this stuff.

 

You're an idiot.

First, this is just ****ing annoying, second, expect to be banned soon, like Dubbya said, no one, mods especially, like this type of posting.. Read the stickies, and none of this bull**** posting just to get to 15.

 

oh well what the **** get off my *****, this is already a thread that has been answer accordingly no furthur need to read it, so let me take advantage of the opportunity to get my statistics up so i can ****in post, so hang off my nuts son already.

 

Come in correct next time or you will be banned again.

 

Told yah so.....................

 

lol ok you said what now

 

all i was trying to do was raise up my stats cause wtf i'm trying to make some real non ignorant thread post and i have to wait and bull**** respond fifthteen times to other peoples post just to be eligible to make a thread, and yal catch feelings like you dont have a life, like you aint happy enough owning a maxima.

 

You realize every time you try to evade a ban, you'll be banned for longer?

 

I forsee a you and maxima.org just not getting along that well. There is the right way to go about becoming a respected and welcome member... including getting the necessary posts. You've chosen the wrong way.