Laguna Temperature Gauge

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Sat 24 Aug 2002 16:11
Laguna Temperature Gauge - brucel
Hi folks,

I have some strange behaviour from my temp' gauge.

It sometimes moves up very quickly, like quicker than something can actually get hot. It may show a notch or two higher than normal. The fan doesn't kick in well past where it normally would. I suspect a guage fault as the car doesn't seem too hot and the clincher ( I think!) when I turn the engine off and back on straight away, the guage shows normal.

I sat it in the drive and let it get hot to where the fan comes on and it did as expected.

Some intermittent gauge fault or something more serious?

I had the heater matrix changed in April?

All thoughts appreciated.


Cheers,

Bruce.
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Wed 31 Aug 2005 18:42
Laguna Temperature Gauge - bricklayer3
Hi, Did you ever find the cause of that? I've got exactly the same problem with my Laguna ('98 RT Sport Auto 2 litre) and neither the Renault dealer, cooling specialist, or auto electrician can find the fault. One thing I do know is that the engine is NOT overheating, it's just that the gauge says it is, every now and then. On mine the a/c cuts out when the gauge reaches about 96%, then immediately comes on again when the gauge drops. My email is johnwallis75@hotmail.com
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Wed 31 Aug 2005 22:26
Laguna Temperature Gauge - Xileno {P}
I don't think we will hear from him, he has not posted in the Backroom since.

I had a similar problem on a VW, turned out to be one of the sensors on the engine block.
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Wed 31 Aug 2005 22:28
Laguna Temperature Gauge - Xileno {P}
Sorry, that was a bit sexist, shouldn't assume it was a 'him'...
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