1.3 liters and below no temperature gauge?

**miked** · April 28th, 2012 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by zap.FREEDOM

hep hep hep..... on the Suzuki Alto 0.8 and Chery QQ 1.1 they have a temperature gauge,

for the Vios, I guess, you can buy an temperature at your nearest auto supply to install at your Vios, afaik, it's only worth 100 pesos yun mga kinakabit na gauge sa jeep, ganun, be sure to mount it properly, yung nagddrive kasi ng taxi vios na kakilala ganon ang ginawa niya, or just go to trusted auto shop like speedlab, autoline, autolab etc.. and let them install defy or apex temperature gauges for your vios yun nga lang medyo pricey yung mga ganitong gauges compared to thos china made gauges sa tabi-tabing auto supply. Maganda naman

another alternative ay yung ROX na US made. meron din kasi ROX na local lang. about P750 plus yung US while P300 plus yung local ROX.

**BratPAQ** · May 26th, 2012 11:03 PM

Tinitipid kasi, yung vios nga brand new lumalabas ng walang ac filter, 900 lang yun pinagkakait pa. I think they strip it down to the very basic para may benta pa sila after the car sale.

**jrn29** · May 27th, 2012 02:00 AM

yung gamit ni erpats na toyota 1.3 vios/yaris wala ng temp gauge
eh wala tachometer pang kaya kapag malayuan byahe
hindi daw niya alam kung naka sagad o nasa red na yung rpm .
Basta sya piga lang daw ng piga heehe 09 model ata.

sa tingin ko lang
kaya tinitipiran nila sa accesories alam kasi nila sa tayu mga pinoy mahilig sa accesories ng sasakyan. kaya gumagawa pa sila ng low variant tsaka top of the line na full option.
di katulad sa ibang bansa base variant parang top of the line na dito. kasi di sila mahilig sa mga accesories basta sila gamit lang ng gamit

**kaeru618157** · May 27th, 2012 02:22 AM

I agree with Vinj. Same concept lang as the oil pressure gauge. My car had it stock for years but I didn't really use it so I just changed to the oil pressure switch paired with the indicator light. As long as you maintain your oil levels and change it regularly, your car will be ok. Same as the coolant, if you religiously check the level and quality, then your car should be ok. Not all people who drive cars want to go into so much detail, mas magulo pa for them yung gauge reading (yung question na ano yung normal temp reading, half ba o 1/4?)as opposed to a warning light .

**niky** · May 27th, 2012 01:54 PM

It's useful for people who know how to read it.

I've used coolant gauges to diagnose leaks, blown gaskets and the like in the past... even if the needle just barely moves, you know something is happening.

On the racetrack, it allowed me to detect coolant boiling over before it happened... and as I pulled into the pits, that's when the temperature needle swung up past 3/4ths.

**renzo_d10** · May 27th, 2012 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by niky

It's useful for people who know how to read it.

I've used coolant gauges to diagnose leaks, blown gaskets and the like in the past... even if the needle just barely moves, you know something is happening.

On the racetrack, it allowed me to detect coolant boiling over before it happened... and as I pulled into the pits, that's when the temperature needle swung up past 3/4ths.

Oo nga Niky, before when my car overheated sobrang helpful nung temperature gauge ko. Umakyat lang ng sobrang konti sa normal, tumabi na agad ako and turned the car off.

Kapag warning light kasi too late na siya.

**BratPAQ** · May 27th, 2012 03:02 PM

I guess the thing is, its useful pag matagal na yung sasakyan, or mabigat ang gamit sa sasakyan. Pero kung its brand new parang di pa kailangan.

Fir example yung nissan urvan meron nito, which i think is neccesary dahil kadalasan bugbog sa gamit ang van.

**Chinoi** · July 26th, 2012 11:39 AM

Yun Lancer EL 96 meron Temp gauge pero nasiraan pa rin ako ng 1.3L engine dahil umusok ng kulay itim yun hood ko. Useless din Temp Gauge.

Kaya gumawa ako ng Electronic Thermostat. Once na lumagpas ng konti yun Temp needle sa Normal ay mag beep alarm at sisindi ang RED Led indicator as warning. Hindi na ko pasilip silip sa Temp Gauge ko habang nag drive. Hirap talaga pag luma na kotse.

**oj88** · July 26th, 2012 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Chinoi

Yun Lancer EL 96 meron Temp gauge pero nasiraan pa rin ako ng 1.3L engine dahil umusok ng kulay itim yun hood ko. Useless din Temp Gauge.

Kaya gumawa ako ng Electronic Thermostat. Once na lumagpas ng konti yun Temp needle sa Normal ay mag beep alarm at sisindi ang RED Led indicator as warning. Hindi na ko pasilip silip sa Temp Gauge ko habang nag drive. Hirap talaga pag luma na kotse.

Similar to what I did. Though my Civic does have a temp gauge, I am using a feature of my UltraGauge to set off an audible alarm whenever the coolant temp reaches a certain threshold. On top of that, I've also set audible alarms for battery voltage, check engine light, etc.

Most cars don't have audible alarms for events not directly related to occupant safety and some crucial indicators can potentially go unnoticed for days.