I don't think that's the case. My EGT's read normal, and my stock temp gauge in the cluster is adjusting in unison with the scan gauge. When it goes above 225 the stock gauge needle jumps.Chad are you reading your temp numbers off a Scann GaugeII? B/C if so I think I noticed something with my torque and bluetooth set up that may be your scan gauge being not right. Every once and a while my Torque program when it connects to OBDII it will read the wrong EGT temp and the Coolant Temp. It will read the EGT 400 degrees higher than normal and it will say my engine temp is about 20 over. When I back out of program on phone and reboot then it reads properly. My thought is maybe your scan gauge is botting with your OBD incorrectly and giving you Bull Sh-ite #s. Just a thought.
Interesting info. Why would that be the case? I understand it's a "Semi" dumb gauge, but why would VW want 210* to only show as 190*?Keep in mind the needle won't move off of "190" until the actual coolant temp is 225. Normal operating temp is around 210, despite what the gauge would have you believe.
hard to say exactly but I take a guess and say 230* max.Interesting info. Why would that be the case? I understand it's a "Semi" dumb gauge, but why would VW want 210* to only show as 190*?
So, if my gauge hit the first big hash mark after 190* yesterday, what would the true temp be?
Build date is 12/12, just picked up on 1/21, this occured with 680 miles on the odo. I have a 2 mile 6% grade I drive daily, and although it isnt the 5-6 mile one I climbed yesterday it is a beast in it's own as there is no way to carry much momentum at the bottom . I will watch it tonight on the way home.hard to say exactly but I take a guess and say 230* max.
what was your build date out of curiosity?
I think you're the first person on the board to duplicate this possible problem.
VW has been using temp gauges with a dead zone since 1996...Interesting info. Why would that be the case? I understand it's a "Semi" dumb gauge, but why would VW want 210* to only show as 190*?
I think he was wondering why normal (gauge straight up) is marked as 190 when it's actually 210. Interestingly, normal is marked as 200 on the Touareg. When I say "normal," I actually mean normal cruising temperature like what you would expect to see on a long highway trip.VW has been using temp gauges with a dead zone since 1996...
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I'm not sweating it, but I do seem to be one of the few that has a gauge that moves...or at least one of the few that see's the gauge move.This is exactly why they programmed the gauge with a 60 degree dead zone to begin with. OMG THE GAUGE MOVED!!
not sure that it was. I'm not sure what they put in it from the factory.Maybe this was asked before, but did they test the coolant? Could the coolant with the wrong amount of water cause this?
Sounds like your dealership is doing good by you!Ok. So we took a brandnew 2013 TDI DSG SE with Sun. had 20 miles on the clock. I drove about 40 miles with it and we took it up the initial hills of I70 basically to evergreen. They had the laptop hooked up and we were monitoring a few things. The short of it was the temp reached 225 Max. so all things considered I "think" my car is probably operating somewhat normal. The tech wants me to bring the car back when I have time and he's going to run some tests on my temp sensors and also check the thermostat and make sure it's functioning properly. He said I "could" have a problem there but it's hard to say. (for those that don't remember my max temp I have seen was 233*) However on that same drive in my car with the tech a few weeks ago we hit 229*
couple questions. I don't remember every thing he had up on the laptop since I was driivng it was hard to watch both but there were two temp sensors one was the coolant temp, and we weren't sure what the second one was. it was only reading ~41* give or take a few degrees. it didn't fluctuate much. I was thinking amient air temp? but it was in the 20's so not sure...anyone know?
Also I hear you guys talking Vagcom a lot and whatnot he said this was the newer software I can't remember hte name of it. I want to say something S, cap S, or Vag S, He said the vagcom is much cheaper which is why most people probably use that? Can anyone shed light on this?
Either way right now I plan to let him run some tests next weekend and go from there but right now my thought is drive more worry less and it appears "normal" even though i would say this is a possible design flaw, but something I will probalby just have to live with.
Watter Wetter, I remember that back in my Fox Body days as well! I guess I should have picked up on your username!not sure that it was. I'm not sure what they put in it from the factory.
I know back in my mustang days we used water wetter to help control temps and I may get some of that depending on what the final outcome is.
Don't use Water Wetter!not sure that it was. I'm not sure what they put in it from the factory.
I know back in my mustang days we used water wetter to help control temps and I may get some of that depending on what the final outcome is.