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Why are my gauges reading like this it’s around 40 degrees out

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Old 12-07-2021, 12:59 AM
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My car gauges as it got colder out are reading low to me the car has always run a little cool. I did run through a large puddle because we had flooding in my area. Could this cause a problem I find it weird that my temp and my oil pressure would be low around the same time! Any simple ideas?

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Why is my gauge all the sudden reading this low after weather got colder? That is at idle after driving 65 miles on the freeway!
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Read the PCM with a good scan tool and see what the temperature really is. Those gauges are general references but hardly accurate.
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