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If its pretty far over you might find a new rad makes a difference though, or even just a good flushing of the cooling system. A new rad for me made a massive difference to running temp.
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If the systems not been flushed for ages, take it out of the bay and reverse flush it. Run a hose through it from the outlet where the bottom hose connects. It'll get rid of the loose sedement that builds up over time.
Not sure what the best way is to flush the engine itself. I just poke the hose in a few hoses until water coming out becomes clear. I also took the expansion tank off mine and cleaned it out best I could with a bottle brush to get rid of some grime.
The coolant in the system should be replaced every 2 years according to maintenance schedules. If the coolant has been replaced regularly, its recommended you just flush the system without taking the rad out. Just remove the bottom hose, let it drain out and run a hose through the expansion tank, you only need to reverse flush the system if its not been done for ages.
Coolant can be bought from any motor factors though I replaced mine with G12+ from the main dealer, costs a little bit more though.
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I had the same with my temp gauge, but now it doesnt move at all!
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My old cabrio had this problem though and a tap on the dash board solved the problem when it happened. That was probably a short circuit in the dask but I couldnt find one when I took it apart. Might have been the gauge itself.
Could be a number of things, could be the sensor too. Your coolant level is topped up enough yes? :wink:
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