Running temp on 325i Touring
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MarkB
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Can anybody tell me what the running temp is on my 325 I think my gauge doesn't work as I have replaced the thermostat and I think its still running cold many thanks.
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Templ8e30
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Should be hovering around the middle of the guage.
Could also be a knackered viscous coupling, they usually fail open so they don't spin up to speed when warm but can also fail closed so they run fast all the time.
Cheers,
Iain T
Could also be a knackered viscous coupling, they usually fail open so they don't spin up to speed when warm but can also fail closed so they run fast all the time.
Cheers,
Iain T

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Brianmoooore
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Brown temp sensors can fail as well as blue ones
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MarkB
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its not the viscous coupling as the car is running tidy could it be the temp sensor
