Temperature Gauge

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Why is this mf not heating up

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Could be a bad coolant temp sensor or a stuck open thermostat BUT a stuck open one would eventually get there.

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Yan said:
Could be a bad coolant temp sensor or a stuck open thermostat BUT a stuck open one would eventually get there.

Dead Battery.

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Odds are, its working correctly, and you have a stuck thermostat. Also drive it. These take forever to idle up to temp.

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Kai said:
Odds are, its working correctly, and you have a stuck thermostat. Also drive it. These take forever to idle up to temp.

My battery was bad

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Mine will stay just beyond cold and barely heat up at idle. Once driven it heats up rapidly. If I do any coasting especially during cold weather the needle will drop a bit. These cars like to be driven not idled.

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What year and model?

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Ren said:
What year and model?

2017 1.5L Turbo.

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If you go back far enough in this group I had the same issue last year. The car doesn’t get to operating temperature while idling not after your first cold start. I would drive 3 MI to work in the car. Won’t even be up to operating temperature but I drive my other cars and they’re perfectly at temperature. Only notice it when it’s below 40° but I’ve replaced the thermostat and coolant temp sensor once before. I lived in many different places with the car to include upstate New York, Hawaii, Missouri, and Oklahoma.( Military ) So this car is seen- 40° weather to 120° weather. I’ve replaced the thermostat and the coolant temp sensor and still have the issue. I’m currently getting my water pump replaced since the bearings going out. ( Get ready for a big bill for that job ) I doubt that has anything to do with it but I’ll keep you updated if it fixes it or changes it. Overall, I think it’s just the car being a car. Everything’s normal.

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Does it go up after time / driving?

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Flynn said:
Does it go up after time / driving?

When I drive it goes up

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Aris said:

Flynn said:
Does it go up after time / driving?

When I drive it goes up

It was a dead battery

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Is it 8 degrees like it is where I am? And how long has it been running?

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Corin said:
Is it 8 degrees like it is where I am? And how long has it been running?

It was a dead battery