Hi everyone, only my second post but been a member for a few years,
I'm on my 5th impreza currently got a 2004 UK Sti running 420bhp.
My car has been covered up and not used for over two months. I started it up today and straight away the Oil Temp Gauge (60mm Shadow) went straight to 130 then after a few mins to 150 which is the highest temp on the gauge. The warning buzzer was also sounding continuously.
Common sense tells me the gauge/sensor is faulty as the oil temp wasn't warm as the car was started from cold.
All I want to know is will I damage anything on the car if I use it now or am I best not using the car until the gauge/sensor is replaced?

Thanks in advance

Paul (Croydon Surrey)

 

Its a faulty gauge or sender.
It will be fine

 

Nice one cheers

 

Maybe some moisture came into sender or gauge or maybe bad connection.
Maybe worth checking..

 

Thanks for the reply I'll check the connections tomorrow when it's light