temp gauge needle position
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:49 pm
A few days ago my temp gauge needle started to behave strange, when engine warm it stays 5mm before mid?
What should I check?
What should I check?
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Re: temp gauge needle position
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:06 pm
Mine sits 1/4 mark and I have no problem with that. Why do you say its acting strange? What did it do before?
Re: temp gauge needle position
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:33 pm
Some will sit at 1/4, some will sit at 1/2, it seems to vary from car to car. Its when they change the from the norm (for that car) that means something could be up - as march said, what did it do before?
Re: temp gauge needle position
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:09 am
it was nearly in midlle...and now sits 1/4 mark? So everything is normal?march109 wrote:Mine sits 1/4 mark and I have no problem with that. Why do you say its acting strange? What did it do before?
Re: temp gauge needle position
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:32 am
BMW OE thermostats have a habit of cracking through on one side of the bridge piece. For a sudden change in needle position, I'd first check the nut on the back of the cluster, and then check if the stat has broken.
Re: temp gauge needle position
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:17 pm
nut is fine, maybe I get new thermostatBrianmoooore wrote:BMW OE thermostats have a habit of cracking through on one side of the bridge piece. For a sudden change in needle position, I'd first check the nut on the back of the cluster, and then check if the stat has broken.
Re: temp gauge needle position
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:19 pm
Not too expensive so not too much of a problem though I wouldn't normally recomend swapping in and out parts like that. You could remove and inspect it first.
Re: temp gauge needle position
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:24 pm
How do you get to the nut without taking the dash out!? A few weekends ago I took off all the casings that sit below the steering wheel and laying upside down in the footwell I could see the brass nut but could not for the life of me get a spanner onto the nut to tighten it!!!! Im sure the answer is a simple one but be b*ggered if I know what it is!!!Brianmoooore wrote:BMW OE thermostats have a habit of cracking through on one side of the bridge piece. For a sudden change in needle position, I'd first check the nut on the back of the cluster, and then check if the stat has broken.
Re: temp gauge needle position
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:56 pm
EDIT because I'm an idiot.
You have to pull the instrament cluster out steve, takes 5 mins, once you have the dash cowling off there are a few screw in the top that need undoing, theres a thread with a step by step guide and pictures in the tech help forum I think.
You have to pull the instrament cluster out steve, takes 5 mins, once you have the dash cowling off there are a few screw in the top that need undoing, theres a thread with a step by step guide and pictures in the tech help forum I think.
Re: temp gauge needle position
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:00 pm
I got mine out without taking the dash out 
3 nuts on the panel over the top of the steering column. 2 screws on the trim around the cluster. 2 nuts on the trim too. Then 2 on the cluster. Then just comes out between steering wheel and dash.
3 nuts on the panel over the top of the steering column. 2 screws on the trim around the cluster. 2 nuts on the trim too. Then 2 on the cluster. Then just comes out between steering wheel and dash.
Re: temp gauge needle position
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:31 pm
yep, I removed cluster 4 times, no need of removing steeringmaxfield wrote:I got mine out without taking the dash out
3 nuts on the panel over the top of the steering column. 2 screws on the trim around the cluster. 2 nuts on the trim too. Then 2 on the cluster. Then just comes out between steering wheel and dash.