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    Question quick question?

    What might cause my lx-i's temp gauge to act up? It almost always reads hot; the gauge needle sometimes shoots all the way up as soon as I turn the car on. My car doesn't seem to be overheating. Maybe a fuse?



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    Re: quick question?

    try a new temp sensor

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    Re: quick question?

    Or your gauge is screwed.

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    Re: quick question?

    Quote Originally Posted by itzdave View Post
    try a new temp sensor
    I second that. If your sensor is bad or intermittent, the needle will spike the moment it has power to it.

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    Re: quick question?

    Last time I disassembled the cluster to change the D4 bulb I broke one of the hair-thin wires on the temp gauge and it caused that exact issue. I had to go to a J/Y and get myself a new temp/gas gauge assembly.

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