Oil temp gauge not working

[richy22]

My oil temperature gauge seems to not be working. cant find in haynes manual where the switch is or even if it has one. any ideas?

 

[cliokongen]

I think its at the front of your engine... next to the filter... a little difficult to get there, just like the "F£%&!§Ø" filter... It could be a loose or bad connetion, as the switch is in a position where a lot of water and dirt can hit it....

Michael

 

[rwaterman]

Yo Richy ive had this problem a couple off times my gauge only worked when i tapped or pressed the dash.. I took it to my local garage ( not renault) and he confirmed it was the actual gauge and replaced for about 60 or 70 ££££

It worked fine after that until the other day and it has started sticking again, so ive booked it in for this friday coz it was done less than a year ago it would still be under warranty from renault so i believe...

Good luck in sorting it out

Rob.

 

[richy22]

take it you can buy the switch if it is the switch thats faulty?

Also got another question....... my outside temperture lcd has stopped lighting up, expensive to buy?

 

[adiclio16v]

the switch is on the front of the block to get it out bonnet has to come off and the fan, then u might be able to get the rad far enough forward to get the switch out prob quicker to take rad out tho

when i did it i was draining coolant anyway and changing fan switch so i took the rad out anyway i wouldnt hav wanted to do it with it in anyway

adi

 

[richy22]

does the switch look like say a fan switch? or bit smaller?

 

[pete bann]

my outside temp display doesnt glow sometimes but i find a quick hard whack on the top of the das board does the job!

 

[richy22]

tried the GIVING IT A WHACK! method and it did work but now dont work no matter how hard i hit it!! maybe a sledge hammer would do the trick and at same time i could customize my dash!

 

[pete bann]

yea thats an idea! then you could fit a shift changer light in the divet!!

 

[richy22]

Divet?!! itd be more like a f**king crater! i could put a 10 sub in the hole thatd make!

 

[adiclio16v]

yeh its a tiny bit smaller than the fanswitch its on the front of the block but faces downwards into the sump

if you can get ur hand in u mite be able to feel it but i doubt it without knowing whereabouts it is

adi

 

[richy22]

ok cheers adi, ill go have a look an see if i can find it.

 

[rwaterman]

The temp display will probably be the bulbs i had excactly the same problem mine used to go out then i would bang the dash and it would flicker on then off again

Rob

 

[16vPie]

mine stop working and hill power told me that it most prob is the sensor which is located in the sump..

went to renault and they wanted £50 for the sensor so i didnt brother for now.

 

[adiclio16v]

fuk 50 quid

i got mine for fuk all lol, was a used one like

adi