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Coolant Temp Gauge Readings

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Replace coolant temp sensor

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So the other week I replaced the coolant temp sensor.
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Replace just

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Just to make it a little more interesting the water pump was replaced and a new thermostat (lower temp) was fitted.
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So the other week I replaced the coolant temp sensor.
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Replace just

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Just to make it a little more interesting the water pump was replaced and a new thermostat (lower temp) was fitted.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Evening All. Had my car for about a month and half. Its a 2001 996 Carrera manual. Its not in bad condition but has like all cars this age, a few issues. One issue that I am having is iritic coolant temp indications. When I got the car the temp needle would not return to 0 when the engine was switched off. Other times it would go completely off scale and end up resting on the fuel gauge. So the other week I replaced the coolant temp sensor. It was reading ok if a bit low to start off with. Then after picking it up from having some tires fitted it hardly moved off the blue segment. Drove it for a bit and it moved a bit. Has any body else had any similar issues. Could it be an airlock after fitting the sensor? Just to make it a little more interesting the water pump was replaced and a new thermostat (lower temp) was fitted.

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or could be the dial itself ?

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Yes did think it could be the dial. Not sure if the dial is available though. Not sure if I would need to find a second hand dash and swop them over.

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