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Old 23rd March 2017, 08:32   #1
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good morning people,

i wonder if anyone can offer me any advice please?

i have a ZT-T diesel and the temp gauge doesn't work, i have looked around the forum for an answer but cant seem to find one.

i ran the instrument pod diagnostic and all the gauges and lights work, all apart from the temp gauge.

i have tried disconnecting the sensor from the head, and that makes the fans come on, so i assume its the actual gauge at fault.

is this something that can be repaired?

thanks for reading
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Old 23rd March 2017, 09:09   #2
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Hi, If you're handy with multimeters,you can test the sensor as itself.
knowing it's a ECT resistor ;

some values:

0 degrees=4580 ohms
10 degrees =4350 ohms
20 "" =4016 ohms
100 =936 oms

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ok, but if the gauge didn't work during test, doesn't that suggest the gauge is at fault?

i shall test the sensor this morning, thank you for the figures
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ok, but if the gauge didn't work during test, doesn't that suggest the gauge is at fault?

i shall test the sensor this morning, thank you for the figures
If the values measured are coherent ,check wiring ...contacts etc...
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will do, thanks
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See if the temperature is displayed in Diagnostic Mode. If it is, the fault lies in the gauge or its connection and not the underlying system/ECU/kbus.

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See if the temperature is displayed in Diagnostic Mode. If it is, the fault lies in the gauge or its connection and not the underlying system/ECU/kbus.

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i didnt think of that, cheers
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