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Audi A4 temperature gauge slightly below halfway

  • 18-06-2010 7:35pm
    #1
    PaddyTheNth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭


    I was test driving a 2003 Audi A4 today and noticed that the temperature gauge was sitting slightly below the halfway mark. I've never seen a temp gauge sit anywhere other than exactly halfway when the engine is warm except for when a car has overheated drastically.

    Is this something which I should be worried about?


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  • #2
    gorwanvfr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭gorwanvfr


    PaddyTheNth wrote: »
    I was test driving a 2003 Audi A4 today and noticed that the temperature gauge was sitting slightly below the halfway mark. I've never seen a temp gauge sit anywhere other than exactly halfway when the engine is warm except for when a car has overheated drastically.

    Is this something which I should be worried about?
    From memory no it's normal. If you can leave the car idling for a while and you will see the needle rise and the electric fan cut in. Drove one once that had no needle and the guy selling it tried to tell me it was normal;)


  • #3
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    It's fine.


  • #4
    PaddyTheNth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭PaddyTheNth


    Thanks both of you.


  • #5
    hobochris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭hobochris


    yup its fine, a lot of cars run normally with the temp at half way.


  • #6
    the merchant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭the merchant


    If at speed, it drops to say a quarter way your thermostat is stuck open. Otherwise you're grand.


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  • #7
    tc2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 264 ✭✭tc2010


    Mine A4 does exactly that. All is fine


  • #8
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    it doesnt matter WHAT trhe gauge is reading so long as it doesnt start reading more or less than it normally does.


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