Kokomo Posted Wednesday at 04:01 PM Posted Wednesday at 04:01 PM Hi all, I have a 2018 A4 Avant 1.4 petrol, my digital temperature gauge reaches operating temperature within 5 minutes (4 bars on the screen) within 2 minutes it then drops to 1 bar then works its way back up to 4 over about 20 minutes, anyone know what the problem is? Airlock? Thermostat? Many thanks
cliffcoggin Posted Wednesday at 05:26 PM Posted Wednesday at 05:26 PM Is that new behaviour or has it always been like that? Does the guage stay at the normal reading on long journeys once it has risen for the second time?
Kokomo Posted Thursday at 10:17 AM Author Posted Thursday at 10:17 AM I’ve had the car 6 months, it’s always done that, after 20 minutes it reaches temperature and stays there, I noticed this morning that if I put the heater on when there’s only one bar it stays at low temperature for much longer
cliffcoggin Posted Thursday at 05:46 PM Posted Thursday at 05:46 PM I suspect the drop soon after starting is when the thermostat opens and allows cold water to reach the temperature sensor. Perhaps other owners can confirm if this behaviour is normal.
Kokomo Posted Thursday at 06:57 PM Author Posted Thursday at 06:57 PM Yes, my thoughts too, tonight I didn’t put the heater on for about 5 minutes after I reached 4 bars (90 degrees) and it didn’t drop down at all, so probably a combination of the stat and the fan heater cooling it down, many thanks for your input, it was more curiosity than anything else as it runs fine, cheers
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