my egt is reading strange, at idle i should be around 800F correct? it used to work now, at idle its at like 600f and crusing its like 800~950F this im sure isnt right, what could be wrong, the probe? or not getting enuff voltage?
#120581, "RE: EGT reading weird..." In response to Reply # 1
Originally posted by micyek Check for shorts....but other then that your probe might be f'd. When I had a short the needle jumped al over the place. Good luck.
Also check to make sure the needle is tight and not barely loose, before I had this problem too and the nut holding down the probe was loose and the probe was jiggling around.
#120582, "RE: EGT reading weird..." In response to Reply # 2
Originally posted by eclipse982nrRST
Originally posted by micyek Check for shorts....but other then that your probe might be f'd. When I had a short the needle jumped al over the place. Good luck.
Also check to make sure the needle is tight and not barely loose, before I had this problem too and the nut holding down the probe was loose and the probe was jiggling around.
x2 same thing happened to me
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#120584, "RE: EGT reading weird..." In response to Reply # 4
Gauge is probably failing. If it's an AutoMeter gauge, call them and explain what it's doing. They'll probably ask you to send it in and send you a new one. Walt from AutoMeter is awesome.
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#120585, "RE: EGT reading weird..." In response to Reply # 5 Dec-08-06 08:07 AM by thedawg
Yep, I've had a couple Autometer gauges go bad on me. Their support is great, but I ended up selling the replacement gauges Autozone sent me (brand new in retail boxes, points to Autometer!) and switching to VDO because I couldn't afford Greddy.
Keep in mind your EGT probe is expected to last about as long as an o2 sensor... so replace it every 30k-60k miles or so.
I STRONGLY recommend the TRE probe, which works with any K-type thermocouple system (Autometer, VDO, Greddy, just about everything) http://teamrip.com/accessories.html I guarantee you will be floored by how slow your old probe reacted once you install the TRE one.
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