Coolant Gauge not working after replacing switch

[thetino 0]

Well, last weekend was spent replacing the crack pipe. Not a great job, but made fareasier working on a ramp at work.

Anyways, whilst it was out, I had decided last minute to replace the 4 pin sender for the fan and coolant gauge.

VW didn't have any in stock, so I decided to order one from Euro Car parts.

Well. this was clearly the wrong one, as it would leave the fan on all of the time when the ignition was switched off, and would swich the fan off when switching the ignition on, so I put the original one back in. The temp gauge then stopped working.

Now fitted a new one, and the temp still doesn't operate. Everyting else works as it should, so I'm guessing that the switch shorted the gauge.(or I have a broken wire somewhere)

Would anyone know if the gauge has its own seperate fuse? If not, are these clocks as easy to strip down as the MK2 golf ones (done a few of those) so that I can get hold of a used one and retain the mileage covered?

Thanks

[Supercharged 2]

Check the sender with a meter first - on resistance...

[thetino 0]

Original sender was working before I had fitted the dodgy one.

It now has a new VAG one.

[Supercharged 2]

Have you tried the old one back in it tho??

 

If that doesn't work then it'll be the part the Euro sold - I'd be speaking to them and getting them to pay for your car to go to VW for repair!

[thetino 0]

Yep, I had originally refitted it after i discovered the ECP one was incorrect.

I know what you mean about ECP paying to get the carsorted, but I bet they deny all knowledge.

[Supercharged 2]

It's worth a try - they should be insured for this sort of thing...

 

I had GSF pay twice for a local garage to fit a petrol tank to a polo, the part they supplied (3 times in the end) was correct but the neck was in slightly the wrong place on the first 2 meaning you couldn't fill it up - lol