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Re: mpg gauge on dash

Post by jaynana » Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:40 pm

i hate to even look at it. if i ever worry about it i won't get to enjoy teh car!

if i ever enjoy the car and 'happen' to see it its stuck on the left making me feel sorry for even noticing it!
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Re: mpg gauge on dash

Post by kkodal78 » Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:12 pm

One thing i am grateful about is that my 4.6is has a oil temp gauge instead of the wobbly needle. I like the red line lights on the is as well.
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Re: mpg gauge on dash

Post by Horizon » Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:34 pm

It must take its feed from somewhere, maybe a vacuum transducer on the intake manifold, it maybe easy to disconnect it. I quite like it, i thought it was a novelty in the E30 325i I had years ago. I don't even notice it now.
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Re: mpg gauge on dash

Post by shadrack » Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:41 pm

[quote="kkodal78"]
One thing i am grateful about is that my 4.6is has a oil temp gauge instead of the wobbly needle. I like the red line lights on the is as well.
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its an oil temp guage on the m3 i had as well,  even the e30s have the mpg so at least 26 years old!
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Re: mpg gauge on dash

Post by 535dboy » Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:45 pm

Yup should be oil temp gauge.

So difficult to get any real use out of it.
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