Guys, I have installed a GReddy egt gauge and probe on the aaz. The probe is installed in the exhaust manifold, pre turbo.
The gauge face dial markings start at 300 deg F and goes up from there.
At idle, the gauge needle doesn't even hit 300 deg. Even with the fans cycling and the coolant at 180 deg. Is this normal / to be expected? I did pull the probe and hold a BBQ butane lighter to it's tip, got it glowing a dull red. Put that down and went to look at the gauge........the needle was at about 400F and already moving back down. So, the gauge / probe work [ but properly?? ] , I'm just not sure what the egt's should be at idle.
One last consideration, dunno if has a bearing on it or not.....there is no exhaust installed yet, just the down tube coming from the turbo. Stock engine, no fuel mods [ yet ].
Thanks.
My 1.6 non turbo will idle at a hair over 200 on my gauge. It starts at zero. It comes up to 400 pretty quick on a high idle and drops just as fast if I take my foot out of it. With your gauge starting at 300 I don't think you will see it move until you are accelerating through the gears.
Ok, thanks for the reply. I'll get to driving it on the road and see what happens
Just getting my diesel samurai build completed, and my worry was that I had just installed an expensive, non working egt gauge
As I shift up and hold it in third for a bit I generally see it bump to 6 and if I keep it there I might see 8 and I am winding it out then.