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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: TheBoy on 27 April 2007, 23:45:38

Title: 2.5TD temp gauge
Post by: TheBoy on 27 April 2007, 23:45:38

A question for 2.5TD tractor owners....

You temp gauge has 2 numbers on it at 1/4 and 3/4 of gauge.  What are these numbers, and what year is your car?

Title: Re: 2.5TD temp gauge
Post by: platty on 29 April 2007, 09:46:07

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/chrispy_platt/DSC00290.jpg)

96/97 TD Estate CDX, hope this helps

Platty

Title: Re: 2.5TD temp gauge
Post by: TheBoy on 29 April 2007, 10:42:48

Thanks :y

Any more anyone?

Title: Re: 2.5TD temp gauge
Post by: JesterRT on 29 April 2007, 11:04:49

Mine's the same as the above pic - 90 & 100   :y

'98.

Title: Re: 2.5TD temp gauge
Post by: TheBoy on 29 April 2007, 11:11:27

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Mine's the same as the above pic - 90 & 100   :y

'98.

Thanks :y


Reason I ask is that my 98 tractor gauge beared no resemblence to ECU reading, so I connected Tech2 to the instrument panel, and read live data from there.  The reading with what the instrument panel is saying the gauge should read, and what the gauge reads is different.  Its as if mine should have 80 and 100 on the gauge....

Gauge starts to move at about 70 (according to instrument ECU)
Gauge reads 90 when ECU reads 80 ish
Car cruises at 95 on gauge, ECU says 91 - 92

It all seems to tie in with mine being an 80 - 100 gauge (as used on facelifts).  I guess I need to find another mini facelift TD dash to test :(

Title: Re: 2.5TD temp gauge
Post by: platty on 29 April 2007, 11:52:06

Has the reading given on your dash always been wrong or is it a recent thing?

Would be strange if the accuracy of its reading changed over time, would it not??

Title: Re: 2.5TD temp gauge
Post by: JesterRT on 29 April 2007, 11:59:36

Mine (I think) is a mini-facelift... if that info is any use in the slightest  :-/

Title: Re: 2.5TD temp gauge
Post by: TheBoy on 29 April 2007, 15:32:18

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Has the reading given on your dash always been wrong or is it a recent thing?

Would be strange if the accuracy of its reading changed over time, would it not??

Its a project car, only had 4 weeks, so don't know....

Title: Re: 2.5TD temp gauge
Post by: Matchless on 29 April 2007, 20:51:30

Got my thermocouple temp. meter working to check your actual coolant temperature but didnt find out that you were in Notts.

Next time.

Title: Re: 2.5TD temp gauge
Post by: TheBoy on 29 April 2007, 20:59:42

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Got my thermocouple temp. meter working to check your actual coolant temperature but didnt find out that you were in Notts.

Next time.

I can get readings from the engine ECU, and from the instrument ECU - both use different sensors in the head, about 9" apart.

The instrument one reading slightly lower than the engine one, probably between 5 and 10 degrees different...