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Nice start to the journal Jonny. Good work
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cheers all.
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Re temp gauge being off-centre; if it's on the cold side of centre then that is normal, especially at this time of year. They don't tend to sit in the dead middle.
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Thanks for the comments, however in my case the thermostat was tested, and is faulty ;0) It was between the start and the middle if that makes sense, so was not warming up fully. More than a little of centre
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2001 E46 M3 Coupe Last edited by jonnysideways; 11-02-2020 at 12:53 PM. |
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Mine sits exactly there- I was hoping it was just the winter weather, but I guess I’m in for a thermostat. What is the repair worth?
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Green line does look a bit low, is the centre line missing or photoshopped out?? been a while since i was in mine but im sure there is a centre line! Mine would normally sit at about “11:30”.
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It was a random picture, so I could illustrate the point
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I think normal position of water temperature is just below 12 o'clock
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Wow that pictures big
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