Gday all,
i am wondering if the stock temp gauge in GQ's ( TB42) could be classified as being accurate & reliable? i have read a few posts about the oil gauges that have suggested ditching them for after market ones, so are the temp gauges the same? the reason i ask is that i have just had the head replaced ( after already doing the water pump,repair & flush radiator, new thermostat, hose's, all new gaskets through the auto ) & when i took it for a drive it was sitting between 1/2 & 3/4 on the gauge on flat roads & then when i struck a small hill it shot up to just below hot.
i took it back to the radiator guy who checked it over & he was stumped as the system had lost no coolant & hadn't even over flowed into the over flow tank. we left it idling in the sun on a 33deg day for 1/2 hour & it didn't move from between the 1/2 & 3/4 mark. so he has said i may need to get the gauge tested & re-calibrated ( didn't know you could), or maybe a new sender.
is this normal as this is my first nissan so i have no idea!!
all help would be appreciated
cheers