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As engine has to work hard and engine RPM are high its temperature rises and water pump also works faster and hot water reaches temperature sensor fast and suddenly needle goes up.
The temperature gauge on a car fluctuates because the car's thermostat is opening and closing. The gauge goes up when the thermostat closes and the gauge goes down when the thermostat opens.
Your low on coolent! system set up to protect engine first so routs coolent away from heater.
if the temperature goes up on ur gauge but it is not overheating means ur thermostat is no good
i have a 1993 190E - my oil pressure gauge always sits on 3. ==New Answer Haedline == The oil pressure gauge actually moves but is related to several factors Engine Temprature Oil viscosity Engine speed. When you start you car the engine temperature is low the gauge goes to 3, after a long drive/travel and if your temp gets to 80C then with an engine speed of 750-800 RPM you oil pressure gauge will read about 1.5. if you rev. the engine the pressure gauge goes up to 3
mechanical engine trouble. its about to blow up.
Ground the wire that goes to the temperature sending unit and if the gauge goes up then the sending unit is defective.
Sounds like the thermostat is sluggish to react to temperature changes
Your car is starting to overheat or your thermostat is going out. Get it checked.
I presume the engine is running when the car is parked if the temperature guage does not move to the normal position when the car is moving at road speed but goes up when the car is stopped and the engine idling, then more than likely the thermostat is bad and needs to be replaced. If you se that the temperature guage is in the normal position anafter the car has been running a while and the temperature guage then goes down when the car is moving at road speed, then this confirms that the thermosta is bad.
If your engine thermostat sticks open it will run cooler on your temperature gauge and you won't see the temperature gauge go up to the point where your engine thermostat opens and then the temperature gauge will show a drop in temperature , your check engine light will probably come on , your gas mileage will be less , the heat from your heater probably won't get as hot If the engine thermostat were to stick in the closed position your engine will overheat ( but there are several other causes for an engine to overheat )
Your car engine isn't getting up to the desired temperature, about 130 degrees Fahrenheit.