Dodgy temp reading?

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Post Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:56 pm

My car appears to be overheating every now and then and whenever it starts to creep toward the red I just have to bang the dash and it returns back to normal??

What's happening?

It's really doin ma nut... :x
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Post Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:21 pm

Try tightenening the nut on the back of the temp. guage, loose one well known for making needles breakdance!
I'm not completely perfect.......there are some bits missing or broken.
But the weather here helps!!!
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Post Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:27 am

That'll do the trick! I did mine in the middle of a campsite in France!
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Post Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:37 am

how tough is it to get the dash out?
E30 Touring 0.35 cD - more slippery than prison soap :)

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Post Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:40 am

no need for the dash out,

6 screws and two nuts to remove the instrument cluster.
POP, 15 minutes top
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Post Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:44 am

6 screws and two nuts to remove the instrument cluster.
that should be 8 screws... :o:
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Post Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:56 am

thanks! any clues as to where these screws/nuts are? :)
I'm really crap at this!
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Post Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:09 am

check out

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... troobc.htm

and read down to get the description of the instrument cluster removal
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Post Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:09 pm

Morat, took the words right out my mouth...

I'll check that out tomorrow. Cheers guys
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Post Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:34 pm

Took the cluster out and the thread behind my temp gauge didn't even have a nut on it! Someones obviously been messing about in there. Put a bolt on it and so far so good!! The needles stopped dancing. Thanks for all the help guys.

At last something went right... don't speak to soon... :D
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Post Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:07 pm

Your car doesn't hate you - It's just been previously owned by someone who removes important nuts for no good reason!
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