# Can someone tell me what's wrong with this picture... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 21, 2009, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519 "2009-04-21T08:08:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/1 "2009-04-21T08:08:41Z")
![http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/Motocrossx23/Picture011.jpg](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/Motocrossx23/Picture011.jpg) Really though, I figured I’d post this up on here to see if anyone would be able to tell me as to why my mother’s temp gauge decided to do a 360. It’s an 2005 Chevy Cavalier, so yes I expect it be some sort of electrical problem since these are know for it, but what exactly would be the cause? I haven’t had a chance to run any codes on it yet but sometime today I will probably get around to that. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks guys, Chris ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/2 "2009-04-21T08:09:40Z")
Wow that’s hot to the EXTREME! lol weird. EDIT: Obviously I am of no help, GL with the fix… ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/3 "2009-04-21T08:11:21Z")
Mind you, that’s at idle less than 2 mins after the car was started (The speedo is off because of where the temp needle is) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/4 "2009-04-21T08:14:10Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#): > > Mind you, that’s at idle less than 2 mins after the car was started (The speedo is off because of where the temp needle is) extra weird. WAIT… I figured it out… it’s a Cavalier. ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/5 "2009-04-21T08:15:27Z")
Temp Sensor Gone bad? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/6 "2009-04-21T08:15:45Z")
It did a 180, not a 360… ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/7 "2009-04-21T08:15:51Z")
I’d take it apart and zero it out for an initial attempt at a quick fix Are the needles in their normal positions when the car is off? ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/8 "2009-04-21T08:19:15Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > It did a 180, not a 360… yeah yeah yeah lol > [@Geoff](#): > > I’d take it apart and zero it out for an initial attempt at a quick fix > > Are the needles in their normal positions when the car is off? I took it apart last night and reset the needles but they flipped again this morning. When the car is off all the other needles go back to normal minus the temp, it just rotates counter clockwise about 30 degrees ---
**Author:** ![woz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/woz/32/7605_2.png) [@woz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/woz)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/9 "2009-04-21T08:20:00Z")
locate temp sensor and unplug? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/10 "2009-04-21T08:20:47Z")
> [@originalsin](#): > > locate temp sensor and unplug? Would that also explain the speedo reading? Is it directly related to the temp sensor flipping thus not allowing the speedo to read zero? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/11 "2009-04-21T08:21:43Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#): > > yeah yeah yeah lol > > I took it apart last night and reset the needles but they flipped again this morning. > > When the car is off all the other needles go back to normal minus the temp, it just rotates counter clockwise about 30 degrees extra fucking weird. ---
**Author:** ![Jskrapper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jskrapper/32/7570_2.png) [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/12 "2009-04-21T08:21:50Z")
Coolant temp is about 3 mph? I would guess the cluster is messed up…unless there is a short in the line, or the sending unit for the gauge is bad. I would say cluster though, just because they do act as a module also. Air Core Magnet system FTL. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/13 "2009-04-21T08:23:17Z")
> [@originalsin](#): > > locate temp sensor and unplug? That’s what I most likely will do, more than likely it’s the culprit considering the car isn’t really overheating ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/14 "2009-04-21T08:25:10Z")
> [@maxwell](#): > > Would that also explain the speedo reading? > > Is it directly related to the temp sensor flipping thus not allowing the speedo to read zero? Speedo is off because it zeros itself on the position of idle (ie: 0mph) but when the temp needle sets itself at that postition it zeros itself at that speed (ex: my actual speed was 21 mph off of what it should have been) ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/15 "2009-04-21T08:34:44Z")
> [@Motocrossx23"](#): > > It’s an 2005 Chevy Cavalier I have spotted the problem 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/16 "2009-04-21T09:05:02Z")
> [@maxwell](#): > > Wow that’s hot to the EXTREME! Or it is really cold. Sensor should be easy enough to find and replace if need be. You can also probably find a cheap cluster on ebay if that is the problem. ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/17 "2009-04-21T09:26:22Z")
> [@IanK](#): > > I have spotted the problem 😉 x2 lmao. ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/18 "2009-04-21T09:28:25Z")
were u driving through HELL OMG!! ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/19 "2009-04-21T09:30:54Z")
> [@MicaH](#): > > were u driving through HELL OMG!! lol I was driving to Walmart to return her pack of resume paper…it was damn near close to hell. What a shithole that store is. ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/66519/20 "2009-04-21T09:32:08Z")
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