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Car Forum / BMW Cars / September 2005

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e28 temp gauge spastic

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David N Emmet - 26 Sep 2005 22:37 GMT
The gauge will hover on high, then jump back to normal mid gauge area if I
accelerate. (After full warm up)
It also will spike a bit if I turn on the headlights or give the charging
system a load of sorts.
88 535i e28 automatic
Where is the sensor?
Thanks all.
spare-me-spam - 26 Sep 2005 22:50 GMT
Instrument panel grounding - tap sharply on top of the cluster - does
the temp gauge jump around as you state?

If so -you gotta remove it and look for corrosion on grounds, etc.

| The gauge will hover on high, then jump back to normal mid gauge area if I
| accelerate. (After full warm up)
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| Where is the sensor?
| Thanks all.
John Burns - 26 Sep 2005 22:53 GMT
> Where is the sensor?

On the thermostat housing. But the other poster is correct. Might also
be bad SI batteries.

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David N Emmet - 27 Sep 2005 02:41 GMT
Is the SI battery the one that causes the tach to die and inspection light
to illuminate? If so, I think that could be it.

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Malt_Hound - 27 Sep 2005 02:50 GMT
> Is the SI battery the one that causes the tach to die and inspection light
> to illuminate? If so, I think that could be it.
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John Burns - 27 Sep 2005 10:03 GMT
> Is the SI battery the one that causes the tach to die and inspection light
> to illuminate? If so, I think that could be it.

They're easy to change on an E28, took me an hour. Get a pair of AA size
NICADs with solder tags and charge them before installation (vital).
They live just behind the green LEDs on the dash.

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Jeff Strickland - 27 Sep 2005 18:16 GMT
Cooling relies greatly on airflow, because the temp drops when the car is
moving, I'd be looking to the fan clutch first. This is easy to replace, but
it is a bit costly. You may find one on eBay ...

> The gauge will hover on high, then jump back to normal mid gauge area if I
> accelerate. (After full warm up)
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> Where is the sensor?
> Thanks all.
 
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