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    Hi,My temperature guage seems to be playing up during this cold weather when i am stationery for alongtime in a queue it has been going upto 90 c is this the norm or not.When i get going again it drops back to about 80c or below.I have checked the water level which is up to the mark with the orange antifreeze. Regards Martin.

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    Probably thermostat, but quite honestly a 10 degree swing in this weather i wouldn't worry too much , so long as your heater working fine. It's when the needle doesn't move after a 30 mile motorway run, that it's time to have the stat changed.

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    Sounds like it could be the thermostat starting to play up, although it is very cold out. It shouldn't drop below 80 though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Sig View Post
    Sounds like it could be the thermostat starting to play up, although it is very cold out. It shouldn't drop below 80 though.
    Mine sits around 70-80. In the warmer months, it was 80-85.

    Heater is ok though so I needn't worry? :-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by tony-1977 View Post
    Mine sits around 70-80. In the warmer months, it was 80-85.

    Heater is ok though so I needn't worry? :-)

    Same here on a 1.9CDTi

    70 to 80 in winter
    80 to 85 in summer.

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    Neither of mine dropped below 80, ever. Nor does my current car. Could just be a normal thing for yours though.

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    mine needs to be sitting still for a while before the gauge goes up ? so I need a new thermostat.
    how easy is it to change ?

    on another note I changed my outside temp sensor as it was reading silly temps. has made no change ?? what else can it be ? or is the met office wrong ??

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    sounds totally normal to me, mines a 1.8 LS (you dont say what engine you have) and mine sits happily at 80, going up to & over 90 while stationary, when the fan kicks in, bringing it back to about 80. does run a bit cooler this time of year, but what can you expect with lower temperatures outside at this time of year.

    if yours is a diesel, it would probably run hotter, as im sure diesels run hotter than petrols, but i stand to be corrected on that one.

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    Hi The heater is running fine so as you say it is probably okay thank you all for the information. Regards Martin.

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    Sounds normal to me mined the cdti 120 , takes around 6 miles before the needle starts to move in this cold weather then sits at just over 80.. gets to 90 in slow traffic.. heater is working fine..

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