EGT Problem

[birdman24]

Hello all I am new to Galants and owning a performance car so I will probably post some of the oddest questions on the forum unless someone has already asked it.

Last night while sitting in 1471/2000 I noticed my EGT gauge was reading below zero, I turned the car off and the gauge went to its resting point (zero) and when i turn the accessories on the gauge shoots back down below zero and stays there even while the engine is running. I'm guessing that the gauge has a short in the wiring some where, but I figured it would be smarter to ask the knowledgeable people of this forum first before i start ripping my interior apart. I am assuming that this is not normal. Has anyone experienced this before? Do I need a new EGT gauge and wiring?

Thanks,
Terence

 

[Struc]

Try unplugging the EGT probe and see if it still happens.

 

[birdman24]

Ok, Thanks Struc I'll try that and let then post the results.

 

[birdman24]

Ok, so I removed the sensor and tried it again, the gauge read zero the whole time so I noticed that the sensor had a white tint to it so I wiped it down and stuck it back in. Gladly it works again now. Thanks

 

[Struc]

It will probably go bad again, though. The sensors only last so long before they go fruity. I'd start looking for a replacement to have on hand. I like the TRE EGT probes, but it doesn't look like they sell them anymore. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[birdman24]

Ok thank you I'll start looking into that.