Temperature Gauge

Asked by Sharon Oct 28, 2018 at 11:10 AM about the 2002 Chevrolet Impala FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My temperature gauge constantly moves once the car has warmed up. it moves
to the hot side after driving the car about five minutes and sometimes it moves
back. my car is not overheating, but the when the gauge constantly moving it
causes the fans to kick on

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Hornet_2497 answered 5 years ago

Cycling like that makes me think the thermostat is not functioning right but first check that the coolant level is okay. And those temperature extremes over time can damage the aluminum head/cast iron block engine the car might have, not sure.

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