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[LUFC1992]

Hi guys

 

I was using my Mini today and all of a sudden my temperature gauge just stopped working.

 

All the other gauges work as do the rest of the electrics, my mini had been taken for a service earlier so maybe they've caught something perhaps? the gauge was working when I left the garage though it just stopped half way back home and now doesn't move at all. I have a J reg 1991 Rover Mini Cooper (carb). I had a bit of a look around but couldn't find anything obvious.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Thomas

[THE ANORAK]

As you open the bonnet and look at the engine there is a brass thing sticking out the front of the engine block... should have a single wire attached to it.

[LUFC1992]

Thanks for your reply.

 

Yes there is, it has a spade connector on it with a blue/green colored wire on it.

[THE ANORAK]

Yeah. Thats it.
has the car had the coolant changed. I wonder if its been toped up properly? ??

[LUFC1992]

I'm not sure, the gauge was working fine then all of a sudden just stopped. The kenlow fan was still working though even after the gauge stopped.

 

Good job as it was a real scorcher today.

[THE ANORAK]

Would be worth checking the coolant level. Now the car has been run and its been circulated the level may have dropped. Just a possibility

[LUFC1992]

Yeah I'll check that then, worth a look.

 

Thanks for your help, I'll keep the post updated if I have any luck.

[LUFC1992]

Just an update, checked the coolant and that seems ok.

 

All the other electrics work, everything touch wood.

[JBW]

If you take the wire to the sender off, then connect to an earth point, I think the gauge should go up to max temperature, if so that would indicate that the sender has failed, had similar with oil pressure warning lamp on mine & it was the sender.

[LUFC1992]

Thanks for your reply. I had the same thing also with the oil pressure switch too which I got sorted a year or so ago.

Just an update on the temperature gauge, I had a bit of a fiddle around with the wires and it seems to be working again, don't really know what I did to get it working so I'll just keep an eye on it.

Thanks for your help and I'll let you know if anything else materializes.