water temp gauge on a gen 1

[mpk490p]

does anyone know the range on a gen 1 temp gauge?
it seems to sit just below half way then when im driving 90+mph it sits just over half but that could be 90 c or 190 c!

thanks in advance
Mark

[MikeLMR]

sounds about right, the one on mine never used to go much over half even in the height of summer in traffic

[mpk490p]

just dont know if it is worth fitting another temp gauge?

Mark

[MikeLMR]

probably ... standard gauges are only meant to tell someone when things go really wrong. Mazda ones tend to be bias to the normal zone + most of their cars tend to run quite cool (they are designed for much hotter climates than ours) I guess it\'s to prevent hundreds of cars coming back to them on the 1st hot day of the year and guage reads a little higher than usual.

If you want to know what temperature it\'s really a good quality aftermarket one is probably a good idea.