i noticed for the past 2 days my OEM temp gauge on my MR stopped working. It would just stay on 50 which is the lowest temp and not go up. Has this happened to anyone else with the mitsu gauges? I had my driver side window installed the other day, does that have anything to do with the problem with the gauge? tia

 

When you put the key to the run position, does the needle jump a tiny bit? If not, it probably is not getting power. You can remove it and stick a volt meter to the wires. There is a how to for removing them somewhere one here, it takes literally 2 minutes to do if you know what you are doing.

If someone was messing with the gauges, they might have switched the wires b/n the temp and voltage gauges, they are interchangeable connectors but the temp one has more wires sticking out of it.

If it is jumping when you put the key to run, then get the motor warm, pull the gauge, and see if the wires to the temp sender are showing voltage.

You could probably also try putting voltage though the gauge directly with a battery or something, but if you do not run the right voltage you will probably fry it, so that is not recommended.

 

Check the white braided wire going into your oil pan.

It might have come loose or got cut somehow.

 

Also make sure the wire to the oil drain plug is still connected

 

Mine has done this a few times and my solution has always been to go and jiggle the connection and wires down near the drain plug. Not very technical, but it hasn't failed me yet (though it took several attempts last time).

 

mine does it every so often, maybe 1 out of 15 starts. I haven't looked at it yet because its so intermittent I dont care.

 

mine does that from time to time also. one day it works, the next day it doesn't. very tempermental. jiggling of the wires usually works.

 

yeah try wiggling the wires behind the guage under the panel worked for me

 

mine aswell does it but just a little TAP,TAP on the gauge and it shoots too 70degrees or where-ever its soppose to set at.

 

mine didnt work from the factory and had it fixed a long time ago

 

wow i didnt know this was so common, damn mitsubishi!

 

my hasn't worked for a while and when it did it always said 70 which I am pretty sure was too low anyway.

 

i got the same problem too it works when it feels like it

 

my doesn't work u dont need it really

 

I slap the mr gauge panel when it does that..The wires connecting to the gauge in the back never seem to make a good connection..Just slap it a few times lol