Hi Guys,
I've had my 2011 transit connect for around 12 months now and ever since I got this, I've always had issues with the temp gauge, I changed the stat when I bought it with a ECP but recently the heater wasn't getting hot so I changed the thermostat again with a genuine ford one and this resolved the heaters not getting hot, but still having the gauge read cold to just over cold.
I've read live data and on a motorway, at 60-70mph the coolant temp reads between 80-95 degrees and the gauge sits between 2/4 and 1/2 way but as soon as the van drops to 30-40mph again the temp drops right down again.
I've had this with my local mechanic to take a look and he can't find any issues and everything seems to be working correctly however the gauge is still sitting at cold. He has a slightly older one 2009 and said this this also struggles to get up to temperature and it's a common issue with these vans not being able to reach operating temperature but I'm not convinced.
Does anyone have a similar year and is this normal for the connects to struggle to run at operating temperature?
Cheers,