Temp Gauge Position question
#1
Temp Gauge Position question
Hello,
In my other cars I have noticed while driving the temp gauge will be at the 12 o'clock position since the gauge is horizontal i.e. L to R going from Cold to Hot.
In the maxima the gauge is Vertical i.e. Bottom to Top going Cold to Hot.
What I had noticed is in maxima (2001 GLE 157K) the temperature guage will always be little below the half mark. Here is a picture of how it appears.
![](http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s282/kukx330ci/Image026.jpg)
A friend of mine recently had an issue in his 3 series where his temp gauge continued to stay to the left of the center line. He found out y'day that it was his thermostat. This evening we were going to pick up his car and he sees my temp gauge. It always has been at the position as in the picture since I bought it. He suggested that I had thermostat issues too.
Can you comment on where your temp gauge rests when you drive after the engine has warmed up? and should I be concerned about this?
Thanks.
In my other cars I have noticed while driving the temp gauge will be at the 12 o'clock position since the gauge is horizontal i.e. L to R going from Cold to Hot.
In the maxima the gauge is Vertical i.e. Bottom to Top going Cold to Hot.
What I had noticed is in maxima (2001 GLE 157K) the temperature guage will always be little below the half mark. Here is a picture of how it appears.
![](http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s282/kukx330ci/Image026.jpg)
A friend of mine recently had an issue in his 3 series where his temp gauge continued to stay to the left of the center line. He found out y'day that it was his thermostat. This evening we were going to pick up his car and he sees my temp gauge. It always has been at the position as in the picture since I bought it. He suggested that I had thermostat issues too.
Can you comment on where your temp gauge rests when you drive after the engine has warmed up? and should I be concerned about this?
Thanks.
#2
#3
Thanks NmexMax.
However, that doesnt seem to answer my question![Frown](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
In that post you are saying it should stay in the middle and from the pic above u see the gauge is not exactly in the middle.
I guess my re-phrased question is: looking at the picture, if the gauge is always at that position once the engine has warmed up is that ok? or does it need to be looked at?
Thanks again.
However, that doesnt seem to answer my question
![Frown](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
In that post you are saying it should stay in the middle and from the pic above u see the gauge is not exactly in the middle.
I guess my re-phrased question is: looking at the picture, if the gauge is always at that position once the engine has warmed up is that ok? or does it need to be looked at?
Thanks again.
#4
Give or take a couple of millimeters, you're making a big deal out of not so much. The 02/03 is about 1/3 of the way up, but if you looks closely, it's in the middle with respect to the gauge resolution. Th 95-99 is always a few hairs below center point, either way, it will be at the same place unless the temperature fluctuates more or less than the values I gave.
#10
As long as the coolant is up at that temperature, the ECU will maintain very close to 14.7:1 AFR, so yes, you’re correct in that it will take longer to reach that coolant temp with respect to the ambient temp.
Is that what you meant?
Is that what you meant?
#15
Hopefully I'll get to see some pics showing the same.
The only pics i saw as yet were on u-tube videos
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yea my guage stays a tad bit below half way mark. (the colder side)
iv never seen it go higher than that.... im certain the guage works.... cause when its cold its at the bottom... and slowly climbs up as it warms up... and then stops.
i just assumed the cooling system is pretty nice on these cars..... compared to bmws...
my bmws cooling system sucks *****.. (540i 6sp) as with most BMWs... the radiator cracked spewing coolant everywhere... the thermostat failed... etc etc.. they are made with a cheap plastic material... and its all over bimmerforums.com
iv never seen it go higher than that.... im certain the guage works.... cause when its cold its at the bottom... and slowly climbs up as it warms up... and then stops.
i just assumed the cooling system is pretty nice on these cars..... compared to bmws...
my bmws cooling system sucks *****.. (540i 6sp) as with most BMWs... the radiator cracked spewing coolant everywhere... the thermostat failed... etc etc.. they are made with a cheap plastic material... and its all over bimmerforums.com
#18
To the thread starter, it is typical for a temperature gauge to read a bit less than half at normal operating temperatures, no matter what brand car you have. It is also normal for there to be a pretty big variance allowed in temperature and have the gauge read the same when the car is fully warmed up. If the gauge was sensative enough to show minor temperature variances at normal operating temperatures, people would be bring their cars in all the time claiming something must be wrong since the gauge is constantly moving.
#20
I was wondering why your friend was comparing a Bimmer's temp gauge to a Maxima's. The European cars IMO go way over board in respect to monitoring the engines fluids and computer diagnostics.
I don't need a series of red, green and yellow lights to tell me when to change the oil or air filter that only the dealership can turn off.
I don't need a series of red, green and yellow lights to tell me when to change the oil or air filter that only the dealership can turn off.
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