steve71

I have had some prosport gauges fitted and the oil temp gauge only works when the car is idle,I took car for decent run and gauge stops at zero but once the car stops the gauge temp goes up again any ideas???

phil739

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my mates got a similr issue with a air fuel gauge , so will like to see what or if any answers ...lol

phil739

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just another question , when car id idling turn your lights on and does it stop working

steve71

I have never tried them with lights on,but gauges are wired to side lights so these have to be on to light up cheers

phil739

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no worry mate just as the issue with a mates

my mates stop working when he turns his lights on as well

steve71

Any ideas guys ?????? Thanks

alcazar

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wiring, has to be, for both of you.

OP, when you say it works when the car stops, do you mean, comes to rest, or engine stops?

Phil, check your mate's wiring:

RED is PERMANENT live.
Orange is SWITCHED (ign) live.
White is lights.
Black is earth.

Check ALL connectors behind the gauges and at senders as there have been numerous occasions of these not making contact properly.

steve71

It works when engine running but not when car is moving,I am guessing everything wired right as gives temp when car stationary with engine running cheers

Turbotits

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what sort of range guage are you using? On my old car i could never see above 70c while driving,No matter how hard. As soon as i came to rest the temp slowly crept up to around the 90 mark then as soon as i moved cooled of again. this was with temp taken from sump plug. On this car ive fitted the sender above number 3 which seems to work better and give a more constant reading

steve71

It's a prosport electrical stepper gauge thanks

JohnD

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Good old Prosport - wouldn't touch them with a bargepole!

JohnD

alcazar

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Me neither

It would seem that the low temperature might be becasue of the sender in the sump, which is a LONG WAY from an ideal, even a sensible, position.

Turbotits

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Sorry when i said wht range, I meant does the gauge start at say 50c and run to 140 or maybe start at 70 and go to 180? I ask coz if it starts at 70 there may not be enought heat in the sump for it to read

JohnD

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Before I had a return-to-sump oil catch can system, I used a sump plug based temp. sender. I would see 85-90c generally on my 03 STi Re-located just after the pump, I now see 100-105c (Mocal direct reading gauge)

My original comment is based on my sons Prosport gauges in his EVOIX, his G/F's Prosport gauges in her supercharged Fiesta ST and a number of problems aired on this forum

JohnD

andyswagon

WRONG!

orange is lighting feed

white is ignition feed.

steve71

Bump!!!!