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07-04-2019, 09:22 PM

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Slightly off-topic, sorry, but since you've got the cluster out, can you confirm if that is actually wood, or just imitation grain? I suspect the latter quite strongly.

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07-04-2019, 11:11 PM

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I then realized there is a single wire sensor behind the first sensor. Is that the one that the gauge reads from?

Yes. The other sensor is for the fuelling control.

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07-04-2019, 11:14 PM

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Slightly off-topic, sorry, but since you've got the cluster out, can you confirm if that is actually wood, or just imitation grain? I suspect the latter quite strongly.

It's imitation. Same with the X300 saloons. All the other wood in the cars is genuine.

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07-05-2019, 01:00 AM

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Yeah definitely fake wood coating on plastic. Of course one of the things I’m seeing is that it could be a grounding issue, which can possibly be remedied with cleaning of the contacts on the printed circuit, and a ground wire! Of course I didn’t see that until after I put everything back together! Smh!

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07-05-2019, 02:40 AM

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Huh. Fake wood. Suspected as much. Bit cheap of them, frankly. Thanks, anyway.

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07-05-2019, 01:46 PM

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Yeah and mines actually getting small "dots" on it if you look closely at it. I decided to tear the cluster out again and cleaned up my contacts and went ahead and added a ground and…temp gauge still doesn’t work! Also it’s decided to rain off and on. Drrrrrrrrrrrr

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07-09-2019, 05:43 PM

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Welp I bought a IR thermometer and after a 4 mile drive it’s reading right about 190f on the upper radiator hose and thermostat housing, so I think its ok. Unfortunately now my oil gauge is pegging to the right. Smh! I know they are on the same ground so I am wondering if it’s still a ground issue.

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