Water gauge fiesta titanium 1.0 2017

[carla24]

Hi. I recently purchased fiesta titanium 1.0 2017 model, from Trade Centre Wednesbury. As I drove off forecourt the bars on the water gauge rose to 2. Within 10 minutes the bars had rose to 4 but didn't increase any further. Is there a problem with my water? I'm a typical female when it comes to cars and think the dealer saw this 😑.

 

[Eric Bloodaxe]

Hi Carla,

The temperature gauge on that version is not particularly precise. The number of bars should increase as the engine warms up, (and the 1.0 ecoboost is designed to warm up quickly) when at normal operating temperature the gauge would sit around the middle, which is about 4 bars iirc.

So it sounds pretty normal.

If it were sticking at 2 bars that would indicate a faulty thermostat preventing the engine from warming up properly, likewise if it goes (and stays) way beyond 4 bars would suggest an overheating issue.