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TrueBrtOhio · Feb 8th, 2004, 10:31 PM

I have dug around and could not find this topic, but apologies if it has laready been posted...

Well, I fitted a new brushed aluminum lower grill this afternoon. All went well until I turned on the ignition and saw that the temp gauge was reading -40f (I assure you it wasn';t that cold). When I had taken the bumper cover off I had disonnected the temp. gauge rather than just pull it off its bracket - I am guessing that this made it have an issy fit and now isn't playing nice.

What do I do to fix my problemette?
Thanks

MINIALEX · Feb 8th, 2004, 11:11 PM

try disconnecting the battery for a little while

TrueBrtOhio · Feb 9th, 2004, 12:02 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MINIALEX

try disconnecting the battery for a little while

MiniAlex - I wasn't sure I wanted to go there yet - hoping there was a little known trick. Do you know that will work? What else will reset (appart from the clock)?

TrueBrtOhio · Feb 9th, 2004, 12:33 AM

We can end this thread - I may have been a little impatient with zippy and his temperature gauge - it has been three hours since I plugged it back in and now it is reading the right temp. Maybe it just had to work its way up there from -40f.

So , the lesson from this - when you unplug your external temperature gauge and plug it back in it sets to the min reading (-40f - or I guess -40 c - both the same thing) and takes a while to get back to where it should be - so be patient.

:-)

SleeperService · Feb 10th, 2004, 11:52 AM

Yep - the speed of response of the temperature display depends on the speed that you're travelling. When you're moving, the car knows that the air flowing over the sensor hasn't been heated by the engine, so it can display a pretty-much instantaneous reading, but if you're stationary, then it can't tell (the engine might still be warm from a previous thrashing), so it takes an average over a very long time period. It includes the initial reset value in the average. Don't ask me why.

Feb 8th, 2004, 10:31 PM	#1
TrueBrtOhio MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Local Time: 07:24 PM Posts: 7 Offline	How do I reset the outside temperature gauge? I have dug around and could not find this topic, but apologies if it has laready been posted... Well, I fitted a new brushed aluminum lower grill this afternoon. All went well until I turned on the ignition and saw that the temp gauge was reading -40f (I assure you it wasn';t that cold). When I had taken the bumper cover off I had disonnected the temp. gauge rather than just pull it off its bracket - I am guessing that this made it have an issy fit and now isn't playing nice. What do I do to fix my problemette? Thanks

Feb 8th, 2004, 11:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
MINIALEX MINI2 Master Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: LEICESTERSHIRE Local Time: 01:24 AM Posts: 1,077 Offline	try disconnecting the battery for a little while Cometh the Hour, Cometh the MINI

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Feb 9th, 2004, 12:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
TrueBrtOhio MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Local Time: 07:24 PM Posts: 7 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MINIALEX try disconnecting the battery for a little while MiniAlex - I wasn't sure I wanted to go there yet - hoping there was a little known trick. Do you know that will work? What else will reset (appart from the clock)?

Feb 9th, 2004, 12:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
TrueBrtOhio MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Local Time: 07:24 PM Posts: 7 Offline	We can end this thread - I may have been a little impatient with zippy and his temperature gauge - it has been three hours since I plugged it back in and now it is reading the right temp. Maybe it just had to work its way up there from -40f. So , the lesson from this - when you unplug your external temperature gauge and plug it back in it sets to the min reading (-40f - or I guess -40 c - both the same thing) and takes a while to get back to where it should be - so be patient. :-)

Feb 10th, 2004, 11:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
SleeperService MINI Fan Join Date: Feb 2004 Local Time: 12:24 AM Posts: 48 Offline	Yep - the speed of response of the temperature display depends on the speed that you're travelling. When you're moving, the car knows that the air flowing over the sensor hasn't been heated by the engine, so it can display a pretty-much instantaneous reading, but if you're stationary, then it can't tell (the engine might still be warm from a previous thrashing), so it takes an average over a very long time period. It includes the initial reset value in the average. Don't ask me why.

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