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callum40
02-05-12, 06:39 PM
hello there
i started my car up after 2 or 3 minutes the temperture gauge creeps up which is good :)
but then i rev the car and the temperture gauge goes up then stop reving it and then goes down again
HELP dont have a clue

thespannerman
02-05-12, 06:55 PM
is it actually overheating??is there coolant in it?

could be a wiring short or bad sensor maybe

what car is it???

callum40
02-05-12, 07:21 PM
is it actually overheating??is there coolant in it?

could be a wiring short or bad sensor maybe

what car is it???

no its not overheating and yes there coolant in it i was thinking maybe sensor
and mk1 nova 1.0

thespannerman
02-05-12, 07:23 PM
try disconnecting you dash temp sensor and see what happens,
has it got different clocks in it?could be the tracks on the back of the clocks maybe??

callum40
02-05-12, 07:25 PM
i have taken the clocks out and looks all ok but i also have brought a second hand set of clocks and its still doing the same :( im now thinking temperture sensor ?