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Old June 21st 17, 09:14 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Default Faulty thermostat?

On Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at 5:23:50 PM UTC-5, Jeff wrote:
> Hello again,
>
> I have a 2000 528i. Once in a while I will glance down and see the
> temperature guage in the red. My first reaction was the car was
> overheating, but then suddenly the needle went back down in the normal
> area. Most of the time when this happens I had just started the car. It
> happened yesterday while I was stuck in traffic. I know the engine was not
> overheating becuase the needle will go down very fast.
>
> Is this a thermostat going bad?
>
> Please advise,
> Jeff


Mine overheated the first time used the AC. Wasn't even that hot out. Turning the hater on full didn't help much.
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