water temp high

karl@sr20

Member
hi, no ant done anything electrical to car, i got this gtir from ebay in yanuary 2009 painted WRC red white blue. its not over heating fans working just goes in red on temp gauge,but if i turn electrical items on light heater ect it goes back to normal?
 
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riske

Guest
i would say a dodgy earth somewhere. Electrical problems are always the worst.
 
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riske

Guest
Yeah the guages could be fucked. No engine probs or anything? Tried looking behind the dash to see if some wires are a miss?? Good luck and update this thread
 

karl@sr20

Member
engines good just had HKS1.2m head gastket un its not getting hot ,just gauge sayin it is. voltage regulater may b?
 
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pulsarboby

Guest
as riske said earlier....bad earth or possibly a dodgy temp sender unit which is going to earth (thats the one with single spade connection)
 

karl@sr20

Member
changed sender unit and its sorted,temp gauge at 12oc now when warm.next job turn boost up remap more power!!! 304bhp 296ftl at last map by simon norris.
 
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