1992-1995 100 (A6) V6 2.8 Water Temp Gauge / Oil Temp Gauge

[Ryan Hoitink]

In my experience with 100's, the thick line is APPROXIMATELY the normal
operating temp.  I have seen it go 1-2 lines either way, depending on
conditions.  No matter what, it should definitely hit that line at some
point.  My guess would be that either the thermostat is stuck open or
removed altogether.
I would recommend getting this checked out, because 1. the engine is not
running at normal(optimum) operating temperature, and 2. your car won't heat
up as well.

-Ryan


----- Original Message -----
From: Treurnich, Leon <ltreurnich at metropolitan.co.za>
To: 'Audi Fans' <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 3:46 AM
Subject: 1992-1995 100 (A6) V6 2.8 Water Temp Gauge / Oil Temp Gauge


>
> I'm concerned about the temp reading in my car.
> The range of the guage is from about 10 to 2 on a normal clock face. My
gauge only moves a little, and never goes beyond 11. It never reaches the
> thicker line at 11:30, which I assumed meant Normal Op Temp.
> Also the Oil Temp Gauge doesn't really move and stays at just over 60Deg
(Celcius), which is almost no movement at all.
>
> The car takes very long to heat up from cold start (according to the
gauge), more than 10 minutes, even though it is summer here now.
>
> Is all of this normal or do you think there could be a problem with the
thermostat? If it could possibly have been removed by the previous owner,
what
> kind of problem was he trying to hide?
>
> P.S. The black face of the water heat gauge has been shriveld up a bit and
torn slightly, at this tear the instrumentation light shines through, I
> can't think how it got this way, all other gauges appear fine. Any ideas?
>
> Regards
> Leon